Healthcare to get boost in Welsh Government budget to tackle NHS waiting lists

All departments will see an increase in revenue in the budget of between 3.5% and 12%, with Mark Drakeford, the finance secretary, calling it an opportunity to ‘rebuild and reinvigorate our public services’ (PA) - (PA Archive)

Healthcare in Wales is to be offered hundreds of millions more pounds next year to tackle record-high waiting times.

An extra £1.5 billion is being put into public service, as part of the Welsh Government’s proposed £26 billion budget for 2025-26.