Commenting on reports that Labour’s health cuts are affecting staffing in Welsh hospitals and patient safety is being compromised by budget reduction, Shadow Minister for Health Darren Millar AM, said:
“While these fears come as no real surprise given the substantial cuts Labour is inflicting on the NHS, they remain both disturbing and unsettling.
“I’ve no doubt that the immediate future for our health service is precarious. While staff are working hard to maintain an excellent service, Labour’s financial priorities have pulled the rug out from underneath them.
“In this year’s Assembly budget ministers had a chance to make sure that this danger was avoided. Instead, they eventually agreed a deal that had no extra money for the NHS at all.
“Under no circumstances should patient safety be compromised in the slightest and any reports of this taking place should be fully examined by the Health Minister.”
