Responding to comments made by Labour’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Eluned Morgan, blaming rising waiting lists on obesity, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Sam Rowlands MS said:
“While there are lifestyle changes we can all make to help ease the pressure on our health service, Labour's Health Minister needs to stop blaming others and take some responsibility.
“Labour run the NHS in Wales and we have the longest waits for treatment in the UK, but the Health Minister keeps passing the buck whether that be onto health boards or patients.
“I want to see our Welsh NHS fully resourced with every penny that comes from the UK Government for health to hire more doctors and nurses as opposed to Labour's plans to spend £120 million hiring more politicians.”
