00:00And we know that the sad fact of the matter is that here in Wales, if you're in an emergency
00:09and you're in need of an emergency ambulance, when you pick up that phone and dial 999,
00:15there's just a one in two chance of that ambulance arriving within the target time.
00:21That is not good enough.
00:22People are dying, Minister, First Minister, as a result, and that is not acceptable.
00:28You will be aware, Darren, as I'm aware, as everybody in this chamber is aware, that
00:33the situation in relation to NHS very often is as a result of the lack of flow through
00:40the hospital.
00:41That's particularly difficult at this time of year when there are real pressures where
00:45you've got very many elderly people coming in with respiratory issues and they can't
00:50be discharged because there's nobody there to provide the packages of care.
00:55During Christmas, when lots of people are off, that is more difficult to provide those
00:59packages of care.
01:00So there's lots of reasons why this time of the year is more difficult.
01:05Winter is the hardest part of the year for the NHS, and it poses significantly more challenges
01:10than other times.
01:11But Plaid leader, Thrinap Yorworth, says that there are still plenty of issues during the
01:15rest of the year, and changing targets from a year to two-year waits for patients is doing
01:20little to help the whole situation.
01:22This is the First Minister failing on her number one priority.
01:26Now, with a promise to eradicate 12-month waiting times seemingly consigned to Labour's
01:32growing missed targets filing cabinet, will the First Minister confirm whether or not
01:37she stands by the two-year wait promise?
01:41What we've seen is a 66% reduction in two-year waits since March 22.
01:48I think that is something worth drawing attention to.
01:51We have seen a significant reduction despite that massive, massive call on the NHS.
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