General Practitioners in North Wales

Part of 2. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:37 pm on 14 November 2017.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 2:37, 14 November 2017

Many of my own constituents have faced receiving letters through the post regarding their own local surgeries, particularly in the Colwyn Bay area, being vulnerable to changes. Indeed, some of the GPs have handed back their contracts to the local health board. Now, I know that the Welsh Government is working with health boards to try to overcome some of these challenges in the shorter term, but do you accept that one of the reasons we're facing a shortage of GPs is because of successive Welsh Governments having failed to train sufficient numbers in the past? And are you now confident that you have the systems in place to be able to attract the number of GPs that Wales will need, going forward?