Dr Rob Perry

“Every month, thousands of our patients are left waiting for hours and hours in Welsh Emergency Departments (EDs). This unacceptable state of affairs, it seems, is still not improving – not even in the warmer months of summer.”

“The state of our emergency departments is nothing short of shameful.”

“The state of our emergency departments is nothing short of shameful. No patient should wait 12 hours on a trolley or in a chair in an overcrowded emergency department. Long waits are not only stressful and undignified, they are dangerous and put lives at risk.”

“The impact of long waits on patients, particularly older people and the acutely sick or injured, can be dire – and even life-threatening. This can't continue and the long-term neglect of the Emergency Care system in Wales is taking its toll on the people it is there to serve.”

“Welsh emergency departments are in a state of total disrepair.”

“Any number of avoidable deaths in Emergency Departments is a tragedy - that there were almost a thousand last year should send shockwaves through the entire political system.”

“Long waits for patients increase frustrations all round, but more seriously, put lives at risk.”

“Whoever wins that election must commit to ending Emergency Department overcrowding. It is literally a matter of life and death.”

“January's data shows the harsh reality of the situation in our EDs, and the impact it is having on patients, despite the best efforts of staff, who continue to go above and beyond - not just in January but all year round.”

“January's data shows the harsh reality of the situation in our EDs, and the impact it is having on patients, despite the best efforts of staff, who continue to go above and beyond - not just in January but all year round.”

“Thousands of people – loved ones seeking help – found themselves waiting on trolleys or chairs for hours on end, in conditions we know put them at risk of further harm. This cannot continue.”