COVID-19 Outbreaks in Hospitals

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 2 December 2020.

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Photo of Helen Mary Jones Helen Mary Jones Plaid Cymru 1:37, 2 December 2020

I'm hearing some real concerns about some staffing difficulties in hospitals in my region, including Prince Philip Hospital and particular problems in Glangwili in Carmarthen. I'm told—and this is anecdotal, Minister, so I can't be sure that this is the case—that there are nurses and doctors becoming ill with coronavirus and members of the public concerned as to whether they're contracting that in the hospital, whether they're becoming ill in the hospital, or whether they're contracting that in the community. I'm sure that you'll agree with me that our staff are working incredibly hard; they've done such amazing work so far. Is there anything more that you feel needs to be done to ensure that staff are not exposed to infections in hospital settings—obviously, it's not within your or the health board's control as to whether they become infected in the community—and is there any further support or guidance that you can provide the health boards in that particular area of concern with regard to staff sickness?