<p>General Practitioner Recruitment in Powys</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 12 July 2016.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 2:05, 12 July 2016

First Minister, I’m grateful to Joyce Watson for raising this question; it’s a particular issue in my constituency, with many GPs reaching retirement age and struggling to recruit. Many surgeries, in that instance, are having to reconfigure how they operate. What GPs are saying to me is that there is the potential for the devaluation of their premises if their practices cease to operate, which is a barrier for recruiting GPs, especially in rural Wales. Could I ask if you are aware of that issue? What steps is the Welsh Government taking to offer more protection and security to GPs to incentivise them, especially to recruit them to rural Wales?