<p>Clinical Research and Innovation</p>

Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 3:08 pm on 19 July 2017.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 3:08, 19 July 2017

I thank the Member for the question. I enjoyed our visits—well, my visits—to your constituency to meet staff within the Aneurin Bevan university health board. I was struck by the range of activity that was being undertaken. That’s part of the £21 million that we fund through Health and Care Research Wales. The additional £8 million, when I refer to the £29 million, comes from the Efficiency Through Technology fund. There’s a range of different routes to getting there. But, actually, this is really important for not just having staff who are committed and who want to understand what more they can do, but actually to improve outcomes and the quality of care that is delivered. As I said, it is a key part of university health board designation and status. It also forms part of the criteria for approving or not approving an integrated medium-term plan. So, this is embedded within our planning framework, and I expect to see it in our regular meetings with chairs, in their appraisals, to make sure that research and innovation are a key part of what the health boards are actually undertaking today, to ensure that we improve healthcare for tomorrow.