<p>Winter Preparedness in the Welsh NHS </p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 24 January 2017.

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Photo of Mark Isherwood Mark Isherwood Conservative 1:57, 24 January 2017

Thank you. Well, in 2015, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NICE, published its public health guidance on tackling excess winter deaths, morbidity and the health risks associated with cold homes, outlining a number of recommendations and how health and social care practitioners could reduce the risk of death and ill health associated with fuel poverty and therefore the pressures on the Welsh NHS. Given that Age Cymru said last September that fuel poverty is a significant cause of excess winter deaths, how will your Welsh Government respond to the call from the Fuel Poverty Coalition Cymru for these NICE guidelines to be implemented by your Government in Wales?