Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport

QNR – in the Senedd on 15 June 2016.

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Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour

(Translated) What actions are being taken by the Welsh Government to encourage more GPs to come to Wales?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

We published a strategic plan for primary care services in Wales early last year, backed up by significant annual investment of over £40 million. The First Minister also recently made a commitment to look at increasing GP numbers in Wales, in addition to other healthcare professionals who can support GPs.

Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative

(Translated) Will the Minister provide an update on the impact of special measures at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

The health board has made positive progress on a number of fronts under special measures, but I expect to see continued and sustained improvement in key areas before it is removed from special measures.

Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour

(Translated) What plans does the Minister have for improving access to community pharmacists?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

We are investing £750,000 in the roll-out of the Choose Pharmacy information technology application to 400 pharmacies across Wales by March 2018. This will enable health boards to optimise the contribution of community pharmacies in the delivery of high-quality primary care services in Wales.

Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative

(Translated) Will the Minister make a statement on the results of the Welsh Health Survey 2015?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

While I am encouraged to see a further decline in the number of adults smoking in Wales, it is clear many of us continue to eat and drink too much, and are not exercising enough. I will be making an oral statement on the results in Plenary on 21 June.

Photo of Caroline Jones Caroline Jones UKIP

(Translated) What is the Welsh Government doing to improve access to occupational health services in Wales?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

The Welsh Government provides support to improve workplace health and well-being through a number of approaches including Healthy Working Wales, NHS occupational health services and the European social fund-funded in-work support service.

Photo of Caroline Jones Caroline Jones UKIP

(Translated) Will the Minister outline the Welsh Government's priorities for primary care during this Assembly term?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

My priorities are to deliver and integrate more services locally, improve access and to continue to address service sustainability through our national primary care plan and I expect health boards to develop primary care clusters and to invest in the capacity and capability of the workforce.

Photo of Adam Price Adam Price Plaid Cymru

(Translated) Will the Minister make a statement on the availability of tinnitus retraining therapy across Wales?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

Tinnitus therapy advice and counselling services are available in Wales although they do not all use the tinnitus retraining methodology.

Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru

(Translated) Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's plans to train new doctors in north Wales?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

(Translated)

We already invest in training opportunities across Wales. I recognise that there are difficulties in recruiting to some training programmes in north Wales. We are working with the Wales Deanery and others to identify steps to address this situation, including more focused planning arrangements and different training models.