ANEURIN Bevan Health Board has been placed in special measures because patients are waiting more than six months for surgery.
Assembly health minister Edwina Hart said today that the health board, which covers Gwent, has been placed in special measures after concerns about waiting times for orthopaedic surgery were raised by a number of assembly members.
The announcement was made following a question from Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay who said one of his constituents had waited nine months for an operation.
The minister said she had made it clear to Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board that it was 'not acceptable' for patients to wait more than six months for surgery.
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