Leighton Andrews AM

Hospital Update

Health Minister Edwina Hart has told me that the review of the problems with the hospital flooring should be completed by the end of the month.

More here and here.

Ministerial visit

I visited the Star project in the Sirhowy valley yesterday, an excellent example of community asset transfer

Ten years of devolution?

The National Assembly is celebrating ten years of devolution today: the tenth anniversary of the first sitting of the Assembly.

I welcome the official celebrations, though as I wasn't in the first Assembly,  there are other ten year anniversaries that seem more personally relevant: the tenth anniversary of the elections, which happened last week, which was when I published my book on the referendum campaign, for example. In 2007, we obviously celebrated the anniversary of the yes-vote, which was a much more emotional celebration for me.

Llwynypia Hospital

The Echo reports today on the delayed opening of Llwynypia Hospital - and how I have asked the Health Minister for an independent review. More here.