First Minister Mark Drakeford has said that the state of Wales' biggest A&E department is "unacceptable". Earlier this year, an inspection of Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales emergency department found a series of failings - including inadequate seating and that the department was visibly dirty.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) visited the unit between June 20 and 22, with their findings released earlier this month. While the health board has accepted the findings, the First Minister has now said they are "absolutely unacceptable".
He made the comments as part of plenary on October 10, in response to a question by leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies. The leader of the opposition told the Senedd that one of his constituents, an 86-year-old woman waited 20 hours to be seen by a doctor at UHW after she suffered a suspected stroke.
