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Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 21 November 2017.

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Photo of Dawn Bowden Dawn Bowden Labour 2:05, 21 November 2017

Can I also support the importance of preventative services, but across all of our public services? For example, in Cwm Taf Local Health Board, they've been piloting free health checks funded by Welsh Government for the over-50s and, as a result, are picking up early signals of health problems that allows for cost-effective, preventative actions. Would the First Minister agree that this type of early prevention work is vital to reforming our health and wider public services, as well as ensuring the most effective use of public funds?