<p>GP Recruitment</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 28 June 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:08, 28 June 2016

(Translated)

Well, surgeons would have a very different view on that. They would say that it should be more equal. But I understand the point. It’s extremely important that we also realise that the nature of the workforce is changing. There are fewer and fewer people who want to buy into a practice. They want more freedom to move across Wales. They don’t want to commit funding into a practice. Some still do; others don’t. So, what’s important is that we have a sufficient number of models available in Wales that will appeal to the greatest number of general practitioners, in order to ensure that there are ways of working that suit them, rather than thinking there’s just one way of working, which has been the same one for many years. We must ensure that there’s a structure that is broader, in order to recruit more people.