Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:09 pm on 6 November 2018.
I thank you for the update, Cabinet Minister. As you say, much has been done, and there's still work left to do. I'm sure that patients and NHS staff would be reassured to know that special measures is not a sticking plaster, as you say, but is an approach and an intervention that is there for as long as it is needed. And that can be a positive, because it means that the Government, Welsh Government, are there to support those people, both the staff and the patients, for as long as that might be the case, and, within that, they can sort out the structural problems and make sure that this service, to those people and the staff who work within it, becomes sustainable in the long term. This cannot be, and it isn’t, a short-term fix. You do say that there will be a key focus for the next six months on improving mental health provision, and I’m sure, again, that that will be very much welcomed, especially in light of all the discussions that have happened here this afternoon regarding Tawel Fan.
I think what people would want to know is how that process will go along, what those improvements might look like, and what any of those target areas are. You do mention additional funding of £1.7 million to strengthen the management in the turnaround team. In August, you also announced £6.8 million to support improvements directly for patients at Betsi Cadwaladr university health board. Are you able to provide any update on the outcome of that spend, or where that spend has happened?