, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Okay.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Can I just ask, you’ve mentioned grip and control a few times, but, obviously, there might be constituents or others watching this wondering what grip and control even mean. What does that look like? What does that mean?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Well, if you’ve got one.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
What’s that golden nugget?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
And do you think that, in terms of the plan that you have in place to tackle the level that you’re at, the public can have confidence that you’ve got this now under control? Is there something that over the next 12 months we can definitely see will change…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Is it important that everyone has the same one?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
The AI, this new technology that you’re using—are all the health boards now using that same programme? What does that look like? Do you think that that’s going to be a bit of a game changer for how people see health, how people can actually view their own…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Okay, great. I've got one more, in relation to—. I’ve got one for Phil. Obviously, you’re at level 4 in terms of escalation and you’ve talked us through how that is working at the moment. You’ve referred to some—. Was that in relation to prescribing medicine?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
And what's the biggest risk?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Do you think that's realistically achievable? Do you think you can do those things within the three years and get us to that sustainable model? Do you think you've got the right players around the table? Has everyone bought into that vision?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
I've got a question for you, Rob. My question is: you've mentioned the forecasting deficit of about £40 million this year—I guess what I want to understand is what confidence you can give us that you will become sustainable over the next three years and what…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Formerly, I was secretary of the Trades Union Congress.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Minister, good workforce data should, obviously, allow Governments to anticipate pressures rather than respond when they reach crisis point. How will your Government's data on recruitment, retention and workforce pressures to engage with our trade unions…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, shouldn't value for money, as you say, be measured not just by—and the cost; all of that has been discussed—investment, jobs and opportunities, but also what communities then locally get back as well? You've mentioned a range of different…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
And one other quick question, Chair, if I may. There was obviously the really big inquiry into dignity and respect that you mentioned earlier that Hannah Blythyn, a previous colleague of mine, was very much heavily involved in. I was reading through the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
I saw the graph; you could see that.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
In terms of your current workforce planning, do you think that, given that the Senedd has got bigger, there are 96 Senedd Members—the staff canteen, for example, is busy, it seems to be, from morning until night—and all the events and everything else that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
So, that's where the discretionary element can come in, because there could be some costs attached to that.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
In terms of the—. Specifically in terms of the staffing costs.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Of course, wages are an element, but, obviously, there are terms and conditions that go into the mix as well. And then, obviously, you need to factor in inflation et cetera as well, and there have been lots of shifts and changes over the years in the Senedd…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Yes, just on that point, I was just going to say that, obviously, you've had long-standing social partnership tripartite working with trade unions, and that's referenced in the report as well.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Eventually.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Talking about elections, obviously we've moved to proportional representation. The public didn't seem to be clear as to what kind of PR, and having that conversation about what the D'Hondt system would actually look like—. I think there were six different…
