Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board's intention to introduce these new rotas had caused huge controversy locally, and that is entirely understandable. And I'm extremely pleased that there has been a change of heart now—we heard of it only around an hour ago. Had this gone ahead, it would have been exceptionally damaging and would have taken advantage of those nurses who do work so very hard and very often go way beyond the requirements of their posts. I am pleased that the decision has been overturned, but, from here on in, I urge the health board and the Government to give due respect to our nurses.

I received a letter this week from a nurse working in a hospital in north Wales, and, although the decision has been overturned, it's worth you hearing what she had to say: 'I've worked as a trained nurse for over 28 years, and I am appalled by the changes to the nurse rotas that are to be introduced after Christmas. I feel so strongly that I did have to write to you about the issue. Everyone is furious with the changes in the pipeline and I haven't spoken to any nurse who is in favour of this. Morale within nursing is very low already. No other body would accept such changes, which would mean the loss of goodwill, and certainly the goodwill of nurses is at the very heart of public services.' And, at the end of her letter, she asks what can we do to overturn this decision. Well, this nurse will be exceptionally pleased to hear that there has been a change as people raised their voices, as people came together to oppose and to campaign and support each other. And Plaid Cymru is proud to have worked with the unions in order to overturn this decision, which was absurd from the very outset.

I do urge the Government and the health board to learn lessons from this debacle—and it is a debacle. We must, from here on in, work along with the unions representing the staff at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Consultation must happen in a far more meaningful manner when changes are proposed. There is a great deal of bridge-mending work to be done now, and we must restore this relationship, and there's a huge amount of work to restore trust. And that's what worries me—that this whole chapter, which should have been avoided in the first instance, is damaging to the morale of nurses and to that relationship, and we must work very hard now in order to restore that situation. These nurses work so very hard for the benefit of their patients, and they must be fully respected from here on in.