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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
In light of the global shortage of healthcare workers, all nations across the UK face workforce challenges. This impacts the length and breadth of Wales. In recognising the need for action, in January 2023, we published our national workforce implementation…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
I thank Laura Anne Jones for that question. Obviously, different health boards will have different levels of performance against the target. Clearly, it is unacceptable to be waiting for that long in the back of an ambulance to have admission to hospital. We…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
Peter Fox asks an important question. The First Minister spoke earlier today about the care action committee, which I'll be chairing next week, which will focus very much on how local authorities and the NHS can work more closely together. That has met…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
Well, the Member makes an important point. She will have heard what the First Minister said earlier today in the Chamber in relation to part of the point that she makes in her question, and I think what we are seeing in Wales, as in other parts of the UK, are…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
As the Member is aware—and he's written to me, I think, on this topic, recently, or a related topic, certainly, and a response will be coming to him very shortly—clearly, the planning and delivery of services is a matter for local health boards, but as I said…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
Well, I think it is—. As I was seeking to convey in my statement, primary care services are under incredible pressure, and in particular, GP practices face a huge level of demand. That's why making sure that primary care can be provided in different settings…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
I thank the Member for those questions. In terms of access to GPs, I think it's an oversimplification to use the example that the Member gave. There are a number of reasons behind the intention that we have as Government to move towards a preventative system…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
Thank you to Sam Rowlands for his welcome and for the constructive tone in which he has put those important questions. He's obviously right to say that the resilience and efficacy of primary healthcare is essential at all points in the year, but, in the way…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
We are anticipating that this winter will be another challenging one for a number of reasons. Even though we have been able to increase funding by more than 4 per cent for front-line NHS services this year, the wider financial climate remains challenging…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Winter preparedness in the NHS
Thank you, Llywydd, and I welcome this opportunity to update the Senedd about how the national health service and social care services are preparing for winter and the particular pressures we traditionally see at this time of year. Planning for winter is a…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: NHS waiting lists
Over the summer, as part of the First Minister's listening exercise, the public told us clearly how much they value the NHS, but they were clear they wanted to see waiting times come down. We heard first-hand from them about a friend, about a family member…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: NHS waiting lists
Thank you, acting Dirprwy Lywydd. I welcome the opportunity to reply to this debate in the name of Plaid Cymru on one of the most important issues for us and for the public, namely cutting waiting times. I look forward, after a week in post, to work with the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: NHS waiting lists
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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Eluned Morgan.
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Topical Questions
Well, I would just remind the Member of the points I've already made in relation to the answer I gave to Luke Fletcher. We are days—less than a week—into the term of a new Government, which brings with it a new level of commitment to steel making, to steel…
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Topical Questions
Yes, I can give John Griffiths the assurance that he is looking for. In the discussions that we have had as a Government throughout, we have looked at the effects of the planned changes in Port Talbot on Llanwern, on Trostre, on Shotton and Caerphilly and…
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Topical Questions
Let me be clear that we want to see a smooth and a just transition to more sustainable steel making in the future. That has been our position throughout. That continues to be our position. And, in fact, Jonathan Reynolds's comments this morning were not…
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Topical Questions
I thank David Rees for that question. I do agree that's the right way forward, and the way he described it, as a transition that works for workers and for the community, is exactly what we want to see, and what we have already seen, in fact saw in the days…
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Topical Questions
Well, I’ll remind the Member: the general election was held last Thursday. The results came in on Friday. I most recently met with unions and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, this morning, and with the Secretary of State for…
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Topical Questions
Both I and the First Minister have had discussions with the new UK Government about Tata Steel, and we look forward to working together with them closely going forward.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I thank Mark Isherwood for his ingenuity in converting a press release into a policy in that question. As he absolutely knows, there is no sign-off at all for the funding committed to the north Wales transport infrastructure, which I think we would all accept…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
We've outlined our plan for improving the economy of Wales, and north Wales in particular in the context of this question, in our economic mission and regional economic framework. We are collaborating with our partners to showcase its unique advantages and to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I know this is a question that the Member has pursued on a number of previous occasions in the Chamber, so I recognise his interest in it, and he is right—obviously, I won't comment on any particular planning application for the obvious reasons. But all…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Planning legislation, 'Future Wales: The National Plan' and 'Planning Policy Wales' provide a robust framework to ensure the impact of development on communities is considered fully in relation to decisions on applications for renewable energy.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, the Member talks about the pressure in particular on the retail sector. We're investing an additional £78 million to provide a fifth successive year of non-domestic rates relief for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses, building on almost £1…
