<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople</p>

Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 19 July 2017.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 2:48, 19 July 2017

The report itself highlighted what I think we’re justified in calling ‘nepotism’ when it came to procurement and recruitment. The auditor general also noted it proved extremely difficult to obtain a clear position of the facts relating to the matters subject to audit. UHB officers and former officers provided conflicting and inconsistent accounts. There was a tendency for them to blame each other for the failings identified in the report. I could go on.

Cabinet Secretary, we have some excellent—many excellent—managers and officers in the NHS in Wales, but I’m sure you’d agree that, in this case, behaviour has been unacceptable. We have a GMC for doctors, an NMC for nurses and midwives, so where is the body for regulation of NHS managers? Of course, managers can do just as much damage to patients from poor decision making. Is this something that you would consider?