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I was speaking to a former senior manager in the Welsh NHS this week who visibly winced when I brought up the subject of the latest ambulance response times.
The target for responding to Category A calls is 65%, but in December it was just 42.6%, the worst on record.
Often when he's asked about missed targets, Mark Drakeford talks about the reality that the vast majority of people are still seen within target.
On a number of measures he's right.
For example, one target is for 95% of people suspected of having cancer to be seen by a hospital consultant within two months.
It hasn't been hit for seven years but the latest figures show that 89% of patients are still being seen within the target time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31050918
The target for responding to Category A calls is 65%, but in December it was just 42.6%, the worst on record.
Often when he's asked about missed targets, Mark Drakeford talks about the reality that the vast majority of people are still seen within target.
On a number of measures he's right.
For example, one target is for 95% of people suspected of having cancer to be seen by a hospital consultant within two months.
It hasn't been hit for seven years but the latest figures show that 89% of patients are still being seen within the target time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31050918