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| 'Enhanced monitoring' of Cardiff hospital emergency services | 'Enhanced monitoring' of Cardiff hospital emergency services |
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| Wales's biggest hospital will be subject to "enhanced monitoring" after concerns about emergency services. | Wales's biggest hospital will be subject to "enhanced monitoring" after concerns about emergency services. |
| Cardiff and the Vale Health board say the move at the University Hospital of Wales was due to issues with "unscheduled care". | Cardiff and the Vale Health board say the move at the University Hospital of Wales was due to issues with "unscheduled care". |
| Health board chief executive Adam Cairns told AMs last week there had, on occasion, been lengthy ambulance delays outside A&E but this had improved. | |
| Nationally, waiting times at emergency departments improved last month. | Nationally, waiting times at emergency departments improved last month. |
| However, new figures show they are still well below target. | However, new figures show they are still well below target. |
| In February 83.8% of patients in Wales were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours. The target is 95%. | In February 83.8% of patients in Wales were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours. The target is 95%. |
| The figure is up on January's percentage of 82.4%, but below the performance in February 2014 of 86.6%. | The figure is up on January's percentage of 82.4%, but below the performance in February 2014 of 86.6%. |
| The number of people who waited more than 12 hours fell from 3,049 in January to 2,202 in February 2015. | The number of people who waited more than 12 hours fell from 3,049 in January to 2,202 in February 2015. |
| There has also been a deterioration in cancer waiting times for Wales. | There has also been a deterioration in cancer waiting times for Wales. |
| A total of 82% of patients diagnosed with suspected cancer by their GP started treatment within 62 days. | A total of 82% of patients diagnosed with suspected cancer by their GP started treatment within 62 days. |
| That is down from 87% in December. The target is 95%. | That is down from 87% in December. The target is 95%. |
| The figures also showed 95% of patients newly diagnosed with cancer while they were being treated in hospital for something else were treated within 31 days. | The figures also showed 95% of patients newly diagnosed with cancer while they were being treated in hospital for something else were treated within 31 days. |
| That was down from 97%. The target is 98%. | That was down from 97%. The target is 98%. |