North Wales NHS is 'dire' - how can political parties fix Betsi?

People are "suffering" and "losing trust" in the NHS in north Wales due to serious and long standing concerns about the standard of services. That's the warning from Prof Medwin Hughes, chairman of Llais - the body responsible for representing patient voices - who said the current model of healthcare in the region "doesn't work". Ahead of the Senedd election, he insists the views of citizens and patients must be central to any plans for NHS reform whether in north Wales or more widely. Betsi Cadwaladr health board said it knew "too many patients are still waiting longer than we'd like" but said it was "working hard to improve this across all of our services". The health board is Wales' largest, but has been beset by serious problems since it was established in 2009, spending most of its existence in special measures - the highest level of Welsh government oversight. There have been demands for the organisation to be split up, but opponents warn this could be expensive and time consuming. BBC Politics Wales has been asking how the parties fighting for your vote in May aim to "solve a problem like Betsi?" "There are clearly significant concerns that have been expressed by people of n