Welsh cabinet secretary for health and social care Jeremy Miles has announced extra funding to reduce the longest NHS waiting times, increase outpatient appointments and speed up diagnostic testing.

In October he announced £28 million of funding, but has now increased this to £50 million.

This funding will be available to health boards immediately to increase capacity and commission activity from the private sector, where available.

The money will be focussed on reducing the longest waiting times for treatment, as well as cutting waiting times for diagnostic tests and increasing capacity in outpatient departments.

Specifically, there is £3 million to reduce the longest waiting times for children’s neurodevelopmental assessments.