The NHS

13 commitments in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 fall under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under each is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.

Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.

No Plenary statements or debates on this brief in the Seventh Senedd yet.

No votes in the Seventh Senedd have been tagged with this.

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• 74% of Welsh adults said the NHS would be very important to their vote.

Ipsos asked 747 Welsh adults aged 16+ between 2 April 2026 and 8 April 2026, before the 2026 Senedd election. People could choose as many issues as they liked. More on public opinion.

6 written questions to the Welsh Government on this brief in the Seventh Senedd, 5 answered so far. The latest:

1. Natasha AsgharConservative20 October 2026

   What action is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that patients accessing cross-border specialist care and support for chronic and resistant UTIs will have adequate integration and contact between English and Welsh NHS services, as currently there is no coordination with GP care in Wales?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Awaiting an answer

2. Darren MillarConservative21 September 2026

   Are Health Education and Improvement Wales, Public Health Wales, Health and Care Research Wales and Digital Health and Care Wales included in Welsh Government plans to require health boards to increase the proportion of their budgets devoted to primary care by 0.5% each year from 2027-28?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Answered 1 October 2026

3. Sam RowlandsConservative14 September 2026

   Will the Cabinet Minister provide an update as to when OpenEyes will be fully rolled out in all health boards for primary care optometry practices?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Answered 21 September 2026

4. Cai Parry-JonesReform11 September 2026

   What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve outcomes for women with ovarian cancer, including earlier diagnosis, improved awareness of symptoms and GP support, and equitable access to specialist treatment and clinical trials?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Answered 21 September 2026

5. Joshua KimReform2 September 2026

   What assessment has the Cabinet Minister made of the number and proportion of GP practices in each health board area that are formally compliant with the national access standards but still require patients seeking same-day appointments to contact the practice at or around 8am?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. Answered 10 September 2026

All 6 written questions on this brief

4 petitions to the Senedd on this brief, open ones first, then by signatures:

1. Halt any loss of beds, facilities and Community Hospital closures in Powys review of rural healthcare

   Open

   10,403 signatures

2. Reform the ASD/ADHD pathway with joint GP and school responsibility and mandatory neurodiversity training.

   Open

   561 signatures

3. Enable NHS Wales to Partner with Approved Digital Providers to Improve Access to Pharmacy Services.

   Open

   75 signatures

4. Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification

   Open

   36 signatures

No committee sessions on this brief in the Seventh Senedd yet.

62 contributions in the Seventh Senedd, newest first.

1. Rhun ap IorwerthPlaid

   20 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   …the third sector, need to be involved in. We will work with health boards. We will work directly with GP practices also, to make sure that those reasonable adjustments are made. And I very much welcome feedback from an organisation such as Mencap Cymru on how we could make that system even better.

   Tagged for: “GP practices”, “GP”Official Record

2. Paul DaviesConservative

   20 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   to hear about their 'I'm in' campaign, which highlights the importance of GP learning disability registers as a gateway to accessing annual health checks. Now, for many years, organisations such as Mencap Cymru have highlighted the importance of increasing annual health check uptake, and ensuring…

   Tagged for: “GP”, “GP practices”Official Record

3. Paul DaviesConservative

   20 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   I echo the points raised by the Member for Casnewydd Islwyn about the importance of these annual health checks. It's important that GPs make reasonable adjustments for these annual health checks as well, and that could mean anything from having a quiet space available for people waiting for their…

   Tagged for: “GPs”Official Record

4. Rhun ap IorwerthPlaid

   20 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   Certainly. We're working with health boards, with GP practices and NHS partners across the board to improve the quality of learning disability registers so that eligible people can be identified and offered that all-important health check. We're also supporting primary care staff through training…

   Tagged for: “GP practices”, “GP”, “primary care”Official Record

5. Lyn AckermanPlaid

   20 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   First Minister, I welcome the inclusion of annual health checks in GP contracts and the new national pathway. Could you give me more detail on how the Welsh Government is working with the health boards and with GP practices to keep learning disability registers accurate, make invitations and…

   Tagged for: “GP”, “GP practices”Official Record

6. Benjamin Hodge MckennaReform

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Welsh Labour Debate: Palliative and end-of-life care

   …we will support measures that place our hospices on a sustainable footing, strengthen community and out-of-hours capacity, and develop the workforce that is necessary to meet growing demands. Hence, we will be supporting this motion today. Diolch yn fawr.

   Tagged for: “out-of-hours”Official Record

7. Safa ElhassanPlaid

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport

   …health. As a clinician, I know that prevention starts long before someone reaches a hospital or a GP surgery. How will the culture and sports strategy help bring community organisations and health services together, so that more people across Gŵyr Abertawe can benefit from affordable cultural and…

   Tagged for: “GP surgery”, “GP”Official Record

8. Gareth ThomasReform

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Legislative Consent Motion: The Armed Forces Bill

   …for service-related conditions over other patients with the same clinical need, yet only 15 per cent of GP practices in Wales are accredited as veteran friendly. Veterans' NHS Wales, the dedicated mental health service for veterans, who I volunteer for, does vital work but receives only £920,000 a…

   Tagged for: “GP practices”, “GP”Official Record

9. Mabon ap GwynforPlaid

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

   …are under significant pressure. And again, let's recognise the work that nurses, community nurses, GPs, allied health professionals and others do in this field. We owe a debt of gratitude to them. We know that pressures in our emergency departments are often a symptom of the pressures elsewhere in…

   Tagged for: “GPs”, “primary care”Official Record

10. Claire ArchibaldReform

    13 October 2026, Plenary

    Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

    …vaccines, so I just wanted to add that I want to recognise the vital contribution of the third sector, primary care and the community teams, GPs, pharmacists, nurses and health workers, who deliver essential vaccinations all over the county, especially in my community. Yesterday, I visited Bronglais…

    Tagged for: “primary care”, “GPs”, “pharmacists”Official Record

11. Elyn StephensPlaid

    13 October 2026, Plenary

    Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

    …winter pressures are often discussed in terms of hospital capacity, delayed discharges and access to primary care, but in the communities that I represent, there's also the very basic issue of whether people can physically get to hospital at all. Living in the shadow of the Rhigos mountain, I know…

    Tagged for: “primary care”Official Record

12. Mabon ap GwynforPlaid

    13 October 2026, Plenary

    Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

    …approach, making sure that we are shifting resources into the community, making sure that the primary care setting is resourced and has the support it needs in order to stop people from going there. It would be remiss of me not to point out that community pharmacies play an important role here…

    Tagged for: “primary care”, “community pharmacies”, “GPs”Official Record

13. Mabon ap GwynforPlaid

    13 October 2026, Plenary

    Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

    …at frailty as an issue, making sure that we tackle frailty in the community. So, when you asked about GPs, it's making sure that GPs are supported in the community with district nurses so that we identify those issues earlier on, and, if frail patients do enter the front door of an A&E, that they're…

    Tagged for: “GPs”, “GP”, “primary care”Official Record

14. Ken SkatesLabour

    13 October 2026, Plenary

    Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

    …identified are now being addressed? We know that, when hospitals come under pressure, the pressure on GP practices intensifies as well. The Royal College of General Practitioners have said that winter pressures for general practices are all too often overshadowed by the focus on acute hospital…

    Tagged for: “GP practices”, “GP”, “GPs”Official Record

15. Mabon ap GwynforPlaid

    13 October 2026, Plenary

    Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness

    …closer to home. Llywydd, I want to conclude by thanking staff across hospitals, ambulance services, primary care, community teams, local authorities, care homes and voluntary organisations who are already preparing for the months ahead. Their professionalism and dedication are extraordinary. They…

    Tagged for: “primary care”Translated from WelshOfficial Record

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