Speeches and questions

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Who would like to take that? Sue.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Alex. We've got about half an hour left and we've got three Members that have got a series of questions, so it's about 10 minutes per Member's subject area. I hope that witnesses don't mind if Members just jump in if they're not quite getting to…

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

It'll just have to be a very quick answer, if that's all right, Alex.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Sue. Do you have any further questions, Rhun?

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Rhun.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

I think, Rhun, Mike wanted to come in on a quick point. Or were you happy, Mike, to come in at the end?

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

That is a comprehensive answer. Thank you, Julie. Rhun ap Iorwerth.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

So, Julie, if you just want to briefly answer that, because we've got quite a bit to get through still. Julie.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Sarah.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Oh, sorry. Apologies. And then I'll come back you, Joyce, if you have got any final questions. Sarah.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Did you have any final questions, Joyce, at all?

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

I know it's a habit, I appreciate, but—. No problem.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Sue and Joyce, I think Alex just wanted to come in. Just to remind you, Alex, and all the witnesses, you don't need to change the—

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Sue. Joyce.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Sorry, Joyce, Sue just wanted to come in as well on that point, I think. Sue.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Julie.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Alex, I think you want to come in on this. Alex.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Sue. Joyce Watson.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Okay. Thank you, Sue. I was just about to ask, 'So what's the answer?', but you've come to it at the end, I think—you set out the context, and I think I'm right to say that you don't think there's enough money in the system at the moment, but you're…

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Alex. So, the question is, Sue: is there enough cash to deliver the strategy?

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Yes, thank you, Alex. Do you think there's sufficient funding available to deliver the strategy by 2030?

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you. And I can see from the plan that there's a lot of focus on implementation of the plan being implemented at local level. Do you think there's enough, the correct structures are in place, and leadership is in place in terms of delivering those plans…

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Alex. I'm just conscious that both Sue and yourself talked about the importance of engaging with the relevant bodies. We did a piece of work over the summer period in terms of asking our stakeholders for feedback on a number of areas, and there was…

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Just to confirm, who's taking ownership of the plans? Sorry if you did say this, I may have not picked it up.

4 November 2021, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales

Thank you, Sue, for setting out some context there. I appreciate that. Of course, we echo your thanks as well, as a committee, to the workforce, particularly over the past 18 months. I suppose that question was a relevant one in terms of the pandemic. As you…