Public Procurement Priorities

Part of 2. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 14 November 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:01, 14 November 2017

I do know that her party has expressed very strong views—views that I agree with—that people should not be prevented from accessing treatment across the border. I think it's important that, where treatment is available, people should have access to it. We should not seek to create a situation where we try to make available all treatment in Wales. There will be some specialist treatment that will have to be accessed from bigger cities. Where we can provide treatment, we will. One example of that is the sub-regional neonatal intensive care centre, where the original recommendation was to move the service out of Wales. I commissioned a review and, as a result of that review, it was possible then to move ahead with the SuRNICC. So, where we can, we will. But, we shouldn't be afraid of procuring services outside of Wales if that's what patients need.