The Impact of Brexit on the Welsh NHS

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 3:01 pm on 8 May 2019.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 3:01, 8 May 2019

We—. I'm not quite sure where to start with that, really. We've been absolutely clear, and I wish that she and Members in her party would be slightly clearer than perhaps you have been, on this issue of how important it is for our health and care services to continue to be able to rely on the services of very valued employees and workers who are from the European Union. We've taken particular steps—she mentions qualifications in her question—to ensure that those qualifications continue to be recognised and respected here in Wales and across the UK. She describes Brexit as an opportunity. I'm afraid to say that, in this particular context, I think that is probably one of the more bizarre reflections. I think Brexit is a threat to the workforces in these places across Wales, and it is incumbent on us all in this place to remind EU citizens working in our public services across Wales that they are valued and welcomed and that they continue to be valued and welcomed in the coming months and years.