The Welsh Government has appointed a 'team of experts' to help the leadership of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in a bid to improve its performance.

The Welsh Government announced that 'the team of experts will include the appointment of an improvement director, supported by experienced operational leads, who will work alongside the health board’s chief executive and board to drive rapid improvements in key service areas.'

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Clwyd West MS Darren Millar has criticised the Labour Welsh Government for failing to get to grips with the situation at failing Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and said that the appointments were an admission that current intervention wasn't working.

He said:

"This latest announcement appears to be an admission that the current highly paid leadership at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board simply isn't up to job.

"The Health Board has now been in Welsh Government special measures and intervention for more than a decade, yet waiting lists are longer, emergency department performance is worse, and many patients continue to be let down and are coming to harm.

"It is abundantly clear that the Welsh Labour Government hasn't got a grip on the situation and is incapable of turning it around.

"It's time to declare a health emergency across Wales so we can bring an end to corridor care, urgently increase bed capacity, clear the waiting list backlog, and deliver the safe and timely care that patients need and deserve."