Having sponsored and spoken at last week’s launch event for the British Polio Fellowship’s ‘Optimal Clinical Care Pathway’ for people affected by Polio, North Wales MS Mark Isherwood has this week called on the Health Minister to outline how she will engage with the Fellowship regarding implementation of the Pathway, and the need to reduce variation in care for polio survivors living in Wales.
Speaking in yesterday’s meeting of the Welsh Parliament during the Business Statement, Mr Isherwood said:
“I call for a Statement from the Health Minister on the care and treatment of Polio survivors in Wales. As a Patron of the British Polio Fellowship, I sponsored and spoke at last Wednesday evening's event in the Senedd launching their Optimal Clinical Care Pathway for people affected by Polio, attended by many Polio survivors living in Wales, who emphasised how important the Pathway is to them.
“Thousands contracted the polio virus when they were children, and they continue to suffer with its long-term consequences. The Pathway is a recommended patient route through the healthcare system, which will ensure Polio survivors receive the right care, at the right time, and they need it to be adopted by the NHS, Health Boards and social care services across Wales.
“I therefore call for a Statement by the Health Minister, detailing how she will engage with the British Polio Fellowship regarding implementation of the Pathway, and the need to reduce variation in care for Polio survivors living in Wales.”
The Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths MS, replied:
“I'm not aware of the pathway process, but I will certainly ask the Minister for Health and Social Services to inform Members if there is anything specific being done in relation to that.”