I’m deeply disappointed that Powys Teaching Health Board has unanimously voted to push ahead with controversial plans that will see local patients wait longer for treatment in hospitals across the border

This decision means that Powys patients referred to hospitals in Shropshire and Herefordshire, such as Hereford hospital, will now be subject to Welsh NHS waiting times, despite being treated in English hospitals that operate under much faster performance targets.

It’s an appalling situation; these plans should have been........

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