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Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:55 pm on 25 January 2017.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:55, 25 January 2017

I indicated earlier, as you will have heard in my response to Nathan Gill, that we’re having active conversations with the BMA about trying to resolve the issue of indemnity. It’s a particular area of concern for them and the whole GP community. It isn’t just an issue about the end of a career, either—it is something running through the lifetime of a GP’s career, as indemnity costs are rising. I’m not going to spike those conversations by trying to talk halfway through about the range of options there are. But, we’re considering a range of options with the BMA, and, as I said, over the coming months, I’m hopeful we’ll be able to bring forward a proper proposal that we will have worked through in partnership with the BMA. Again, that’s the point—we want to work in partnership with our GPs and the rest of the healthcare community.