Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 27 September 2016.
First Minister, I also share the admiration mentioned here for the jobs that our health and social care professionals undertake throughout the country. The multidisciplinary approach provided to patients by doctors working closely with such professionals has proven to be very effective, particularly in the health boards where they have a director of therapy and health sciences on their boards. You can see that by the examples of some of the ones that are recognised good examples throughout Wales. So, First Minister, what could you do to embed this role, given the ever-changing nature of healthcare provision, and will you review or undertake to discuss with your colleagues the review of the continuous performance development training for these people so that we can better identify and prepare for the next generation of directors of therapies and health sciences?