Will the Minister provide an update on services provided for patients who attend ophthalmology for blethrospasam dystonia at University Hospital of Wales Cardiff, following the loss of four specialist botox nurse injectors?
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 10/02/2022
The service at Cardiff and Vale UHB will be operating back to full capacity from March 2022 with a minimum of 80 appointments being available each month and seeing patients within agreed timescales.
The service for blethrospasam dystonia is delivered via a team constituted as follows:
2 x Oculoplastic Consultants
2 x Oculoplastic Nurse Practitioners