Neighbourhood Nursing Care

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:02 pm on 14 March 2018.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:02, 14 March 2018

Yes, we're obviously interested in the Buurtzorg model and the application of that here in Wales. Officials are looking at the work in Scotland, where they're looking to implement—they're at a very early stage. In London, they're slightly more advanced, with some pilots being up and running. I do think that these are things that are consistent with the views set out in the parliamentary review about new models of neighbourhood care—really local healthcare. The timetable for the pilot to be set out is to look to do this over two years, to have some useful evidence in a variety of settings for some whole-system learning, and then I hope that if there are models that we should implement, then there's a challenge for the system to be able to deliver that on a rapid basis. Officials have also met with Public World and Buurtzorg Britain & Ireland, who are supporting the pilots in Scotland and England. So, we have the best opportunity to look at what's taking place there, as well as the work that is yet to start in Northern Ireland.