The 2019-20 Final Budget

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 3 April 2019.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 1:35, 3 April 2019

You'll remember, of course, that the health Minister responded to many of those concerns, particularly regarding the GP service in Wales during his statement on 'Train. Work. Live.' yesterday afternoon. And, of course, the First Minister also made some comments on the same during the First Minister's questions session yesterday afternoon.

But in terms of our overall investment in the NHS, of course, core NHS funding with a total investment of £7.4 billion in 2019-20 represents the single largest budget within the Welsh Government and contains our core funding for the NHS Welsh health boards and trusts, and we're investing more than £0.5 billion extra on health and social care in 2019-20. This will be used to fund performance, NHS pay and prevention, including £192 million to take forward the implementation of our long-term plan for health and social care, 'A Healthier Wales'. And, of course, there is £14 million over two years, from 2018 to 2020, as part of our agreement with Plaid Cymru, which includes the commitment to establish medical education in north Wales. Alongside that, we have a serious programme of capital investment in the NHS, not least in north Wales. So, we're demonstrating very clearly that health remains a key priority for Welsh Government.