Commenting on the open letter signed by over 60 doctors calling for the NHS in Wales to introduce patient choice, Shadow Minister for Health Andrew RT Davies said:
“The Minister cannot ignore the concerns of these doctors.
“Everyone in Wales should have timely, effective and appropriate access to healthcare, wherever and whenever they need it.
“The Assembly Government’s continued stance ruling out private sector involvement in the NHS is limiting patients’ choice and creating an inequality of service across Wales.
“The decision on where a patient receives treatment should be irrespective of provider and based on clinicians’ assessments not political doctrine.
“The quality of healthcare should not depend on where you live and I would urge the Assembly Government to reconsider their position on this matter.”
