Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:38 pm on 29 March 2017.
We regularly review absence figures. In fact, it’s part of the appraisal process that I have with the chairs of each of the health boards. I look at their absence rates and whether there is improvement or otherwise. We’ve seen some improvement in the last three years generally, in particular in the Welsh ambulance service, and I don’t think that’s unrelated to their improvement in performance. So, it’s a regular cause of concern, but I wouldn’t pretend to have every single part of the detail at my fingertips today.