<p>Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 24 January 2017.

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Photo of Mr Neil Hamilton Mr Neil Hamilton UKIP 1:41, 24 January 2017

Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd. First Minister, you’ll be relieved to know I’m not going to ask you about the European Union today, as I don’t wish to appear typecast. And, anyway, I had the opportunity to do so yesterday, and will do later on today.

I’d like to ask about the health service, in particular in relation to GPs. He will know that GP numbers are broadly static, yet there’s a rising demand for their services. And, in fact, in 2014—the latest figures for which I’ve been able to find—we had the lowest number of GPs in Wales per 1,000 people in the UK. Some 17 per cent of GPs have sought guidance or advice for work-related stress in the last two years, 84 per cent worry they may miss something serious in a patient due to workload pressures, and 56 per cent plan to leave general practice or reduce hours in the next five years. Does he accept there’s a growing crisis in morale amongst GPs in Wales?