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Topical Questions
Thanks very much, Sam. Certainly, this is a shameful episode in UK political history, and it is important that we all reflect on that. There are around 264 people who are beneficiaries of the Wales infected blood support scheme. The word 'beneficiary' doesn't…
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Topical Questions
Thanks very much, Julie. Can I say how humbled I've been by the work you've done on this, over so many years? I know how moved you've been by the stories of those victims. Thank you for standing by and with them. You were someone who did hear their voices…
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Topical Questions
Thanks very much, Mabon. I think you are absolutely right in the tone that you used there. This is the worst scandal in the history of the NHS. I'd like to pay tribute to all those people, in particular those who suffered over so many years and whose voices…
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Topical Questions
Thank you very much. On Monday, I apologised on behalf of the Welsh Government to everyone in Wales who suffered and was affected by the infected blood scandal. I would like to reiterate that apology here today and confirm that the Government will stage a…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: National Immunisation Framework for Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Mabon. You're quite right, I think misinformation is something we should all be very worried about and having people being able to have access to secure advice where they can have assurance is important. That's why I think Public Health Wales…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: National Immunisation Framework for Wales
Thanks very much, and I think it's good to recognise—and thank you for recognising—the fact that, actually, this is probably the most cost-effective public health tool we have. This is what saves us money, so it's definitely an investment—not just here…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: National Immunisation Framework for Wales
And at its heart, that is what the national immunisation framework is all about: maximising uptake across all our vaccination programmes. It’s sometimes easy to forget just how many dangerous and potentially life-limiting and life-threatening diseases we…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: National Immunisation Framework for Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. It's just over 18 months since I launched the national immunisation framework for Wales, and I'm pleased to be able to provide an update about the progress we've made and to share some of the plans we have for the rest of this…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
It's in their contract.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Write to me about it.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
—'A Healthier Wales' ambitions, that's what we will do: rebalance. But we must bring waiting times down. To do this, we have to look at the whole system. But I would like to conclude just by thanking our doctors, particularly those working within our…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Deputy Llywydd, in order achieve our—[Interruption.]
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
So, whilst you are right to say that the proportion that we spend on GP services has gone down, the amount has gone up significantly since 2005. And why is it that it's gone down? It's gone down because we've deliberately tried to respond to the pandemic and…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
We've invested £5 million in allied professional healthcare workers and more than £8 million to ensure that there are more community nurses available on weekends, and this will ensure more support for GPs, through community resource teams, and will help…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
What we've done is to put in place new urgent primary care centres, but I recognise, particularly in rural areas, that is a challenge for people who don't have access to vehicles. It's something I brought up recently with the new chair of Hywel Dda, just to…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Well, they're employed by different people, so their contracts are necessarily going to be different. But I hope the Senedd will allow me to indulge just for a couple of seconds, just to note that my husband will be retiring from GP practice in 12 working…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I want to start by putting on record how much I value the work that GPs and their teams do every day to keep people in Wales safe and well. General practice is the cornerstone of the national health service, providing high-quality care…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Formally.
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Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Unheard: Women's journey through gynaecological cancer'
We cannot return to the services of the past and how things were pre pandemic. I have already announced a national recovery programme worth £2 million through the NHS executive, and this will focus on three kinds of cancer, including gynaecological cancer…
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Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Unheard: Women's journey through gynaecological cancer'
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to thank all Members of the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee for their work on this important report about gynaecological cancer, and all the Members who've contributed to the debate today. But most of all I'd like to…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Cass review
—when dealing with these sensitive issues.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Cass review
Finally, I think it's important we bear in mind Dr Cass's own words that: 'The surrounding noise and increasingly toxic, ideological and polarised public debate has made the work of the Review significantly harder and does nothing to serve the children and…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Cass review
If you don't mind, no, I'm going to persevere. The national children and young people's gender dysphoria research oversight board has also been set up and is chaired by Sir Simon Wessely to support wider research into children's gender services. The new NHS…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Cass review
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. I want to focus my comments in today's debate on setting out the work we're involved with to improve gender identity services for children and young people in Wales, in line with both the LGBTQ+ action plan and the Cass review…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Cass review
Formally.
