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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
You can do that in six to 12 months?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Thank you, both. Just a very quick final question, which I hope you can give a very short answer or a bullet point answer on, but what does success look like over the next six to 12 months—not long term; over the next six to 12 months—for you both?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Yes. So, Mabon, we've got about five minutes or so to answer questions from you.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
I'm so sorry we're short of time, but ever such a quick answer to that, because I need to allow time for Mabon because we're over time. So, just a quick response to that.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
We're over time, but I want to allow some time for Mabon, for any final questions he's got. But, Gareth, you wanted to come in with a quick one, as long as it's a quick one and a quick answer.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Thank you. Jack Sargeant.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
And have you been set any expectations that you think are unreasonable or an inappropriate challenge from the Government, in your view?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Is there any challenge that you were expecting that you haven't received from the Welsh Government? Have the Welsh Government challenged you in all the areas that you would expect to be challenged in?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Is that right, Carol, from your perspective?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
The Welsh Government's got those two roles, as you say, so it's bringing that oversight, that support and that direction, but then, they've also got to bring challenge. So, are they bringing appropriate challenge?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Before I come on to Jack for the next set of questions—just a quick answer on this—in terms of the special measures process, has there been, in your view, sufficient oversight, direction and support from the Welsh Government and the Welsh Government's…
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
I'm asking the question in the context of getting the right people in post, I suppose, because that's, obviously, quite key to this—
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Do you envisage any problems in terms of recruiting to those posts?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
When would you envisage that full team being in place in terms of permanent positions?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Yes, I noted that.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
And what about the executive posts as well, then, in terms of what posts remain to be filled?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Have there been any difficulties in recruiting?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
I'll just bring Mabon in. Mabon.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
But all that was in place last time the board was in special measures and it didn't seem to be—it wasn't successful. So, that's why I'm trying to grapple—. It's not that I'm trying to catch anyone out, I'm genuinely looking at if there's a better way for the…
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
But does the special measures process that's in place now—is that the right process? Is that fit for purpose?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Am I drawing out of that that one area of change for the special measures process is that it should be more focused on the long term than it is now, and it is too focused on the short term?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
But, back to my question, I suppose: what would you, if anything, change about the special measures process, from your professional perspective?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
From your perspective, though, have you had—? This is going off on a tangent a bit, but have you had full clarity from the Minister and Welsh Government officials about what's expected of you?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Have you had that, by the way?
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
What advice would you give to the Minister?
