What the people need is action - action to improve public health, action to provide a clean and safe environment in hospitals, action to improve services for people with long-term diseases and action to provide NHS dental services.

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This was illustrated earlier this month by analysts Dr Foster who found that hospitals were well above the recommended safe level for much of the year.

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Ms Williams raised concerns about the incidents which are occurring in hospitals when patients should be in safe hands and called on Carwyn Jones to "prioritise the spending" and "get to grips" with the situation.

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Patrick Crowley, from York Hospital, said debt levels meant less money for hospitals, making it difficult to deliver "safe and effective care".

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As she stressed the importance of Bronglais services in a large rural area, she called on the Health Minister to maintain a network of District General Hospitals to ensure that Welsh citizens are within a safe distance of medical services.

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During Sandy, hospitals that had on-site power generation continued to provide critical care to their patients, and offered safe haven for those hospital patients that were evacuated from flooded areas.

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