06/04/2014 BBC Wales Today

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Good evening. There are calls for the most senior

medical officer in the Armed Forces to give evidence to the assembly's

Health Committee. It follows reports that he raised concerns about the

long waiting times. The Welsh Government has angrily denied

suggestions that military personnel here wait longer for treatment than

they do in the rest of the UK. War on Wales. That's what the First

Minister calls a tax on the Welsh NHS by the Conservatives and by some

newspapers. This morning's papers say there's concern many the top

ranks of the military about troops being held up on Welsh waiting

lists. A meeting of health officials heard from the Armed Forces most

senior medical officer, air Marshall Paul Evans who said:

He also noted the example that patients being treated quicker,

thanks to referrals across borders. It's totally misleading to suggest

that Welsh military personnel wait longer for treatment according to

the Welsh Government. But some of the Government's opponents want to

hear more from the General and he may come here to answer questions

from the committee. It's evidence that we may wish to look at. It's

not come to me as a member of committee and as a constituency

member. No-one's approached me in relation to this and, in fact, if

you look at the Welsh Government's policy, it's to prioritise service

personnel. Carwyn Jones's aides say he's

fearious. He wants a Whitehall investigation into how troops have

been dragged into a political row about the NHS. The row goes on, with

no sign of a truce. Meanwhile, the performance of Public

Services has dominated the final day of the Welsh Liberal Democrat

Conference in Newport. The party's leader, Kirsty William, says the

First Minister, Carwyn Jones, is hiding behind public sector staff

instead of taking responsibility for what's gone wrong.

Being leader of the fourth party in the assembly isn't always easy.

Particularly when your colleagues are in Government at Westminster.

But Kirsty Williams thinks he's found the Welsh Government's weak

spot, poor results in health and education. Much of the UK media

started saying the same thing, but that, she says, just proves the

point. These headlines might hurt our national pride, but we must not

forget, it's Labour that's become Wales's weakest link, the a Labour

Government holding us back and it's a Labour Government and their

policies that have become a weight around our nation's neck. A couple

of miles from the conference hall it's the workers like those at this

hospital that have found themselves on the political frontline. Carwyn

Jones says a tax on Public Services are a tax on Wales itself. Kirsty

Williams' argument is that that's nonsense and the people to blame are

the people in charge, that's Mr Jones's Welsh Labour Government. I

think it's about time the people of Wales heard about what's happening

in their own assembly Government and the fact that Labour, even though

they've been in power since the Assembly began, they've failed time

after time too improve Health Services, to improve education.

Labour say the Liberal Democrats are becoming an irrelevance in Welsh

politics, but what's very clear is that the performance of public

services is going to dominate campaigning in next year's general

election and the Assembly elections in 2016.

Mountain rescuers taking part in a training exercise are to put their

skills to the test for real after a hiker needed help in Snowdonia.

Members of the team carried a man down from Bochlywd yesterday.

I think he was right to stop it, but I thought to give him every chance

possible. He proved me right. He went out, put him under pressure and

hit him with some good shots and the Germans were gutted that Enzo had a

closed eye because they wanted to see the good fight. Glamorgan have

started this year's County Championship campaign in London

today with flair first match against Surrey at The Oval -- with their

first match against Surrey at The Oval. Here is the weather forecast

with sue Charles now. Drier and settled weather midweek.

Tonight is dry for a time. The low cloud and mist will move back in

from the south overnight. A dull, damp start tomorrow with cloud and

wind and outbreaks of rain. This fronts clears northwards and

brighter and drier conditions will follow in the afternoon. Top

temperatures of 11 in Pembrokeshire, 13 for border counties. Tuesday's

pleasy with variable cloud -- breezy with variable cloud. Things settle

down. Wednesday is generally fine and dry with clearer conditions and

they'll bring colder nights. More cloudy on Thursday. That is Wales

Today today. I'm back at 10. 20. Have

Good evening, after a fairly mild weekend, a fresher week in store for

the week ahead. Moreshine at times