Covid: NHS Wales under ‘substantial pressure’ amid backlog
Almost 600,000 people are on Welsh hospital waiting lists, almost 30% up on pre-pandemic levels. …
“But inevitably there will be some impact in Wales and it’s why, in part, I know that the first minister and the cabinet made decisions to defer some arrangements earlier on during this month, because it was to try and allow for more vaccination coverage for the population, which will provide a higher level of protection.”