Motion NDM6195 as amended.

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport’s statement in November 2016 on winter preparedness.

2. Further notes the Royal College of Physicians’ response to the inquiry into winter preparedness 2016/17, which stated that: ‘The challenges facing health boards as they prepare for winter are complex. They reflect wider pressures on the NHS and social care’.

3. Recognises that the Welsh Government is investing record levels in the NHS to meet growing demand, particularly during winter months.

4. Puts on record its support to the NHS and social care staff who have worked incredibly hard over the winter period to ensure the best treatment and care for patients.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to provide a status report on how Local Health Boards’ and the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust’s 2016/17 planning is performing against the current situation across the Welsh NHS.