3. Urgent Question: Abertawe Bro Morgannwg, Cardiff and Vale and Hywel Dda Local Health Boards

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:38 pm on 13 September 2016.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 2:38, 13 September 2016

(Translated)

Thank you, Minister. Of course, I did receive the written statement, but I was very eager to ask questions on the floor of the Chamber on the decision and the rationale behind the decision. This now leaves four of the seven main health boards dealing with primary care and secondary care in some sort of intervention from Government. Can you explain how this situation has arisen, after your Government decided to pass the National Health Service Finance (Wales) Act 2014, which was supposed to provide these health boards with far more certainty on the future, and as you’ve preached to the health boards on the need to plan the workforce, one of the main weaknesses within Hywel Dda health board as I understand it? Having explained why and how this has happened, can you explain who was responsible for these deficiencies? Was it administration and managers at a local level in a health board? Was it you—although you’re relatively new to this post—in your previous post and the predecessor Minister? In that context, can you also tell the Assembly what has happened to Trevor Purt, who was chief executive of Hywel Dda university health board, then Betsi Cadwaladr—two health boards that have suffered terribly after his tenure as chief executive? Is Trevor Purt still paid by the health service in Wales?