Thanks very much, and I'd like to thank Jayne Bryant for giving us this opportunity to have this very crucial and timely debate. I think we've all seen the images of staff and hospital wards that can leave us in absolutely no doubt that the health and social care workforce will be changed by the experiences that they've been through, and I'd like to thank Jayne in particular for painting those very vivid images for us this evening, really demonstrating the very moving and difficult circumstances that NHS staff find themselves in. I also thank Jack, who always has demonstrated real sensitivity and understanding on this issue.

I'm sure I speak on behalf of all Senedd Members when I pay tribute to the unyielding hard work and the dedication of the incredible health and social care workforce. They are the life force of the service in peacetime, but especially now in our battle with this terrible, unforgiving virus. As Jayne illustrated, the last 11 months have been absolutely relentless for them. The pandemic continues to have a significant impact on patients and staff, and I fully recognise the extra physical and emotional demands that this places on the workforce. Many health and social care staff working on Wales's front line have spoken both online and to the media about their experiences of delivering care from the centre of the response to the virus. And I think their stories are a stark reminder of the gruelling reality of the daily fight to manage the virus, to care for our patients and to keep our people safe.

Now, we take the health and well-being of our health and social care workforce extremely seriously, and support employers to provide a range of extra support during this pandemic. Since March of last year, the Welsh Government has made a number of significant financial investments for mental health support for our health and social care workforce. The Welsh Government has built on its well-established social partnership mechanisms to work closely with the NHS, employers and health and social care unions to make available a multi-layered well-being offer for health and social care workers, because I think we have to recognise that individuals will be affected differently by the pandemic, and they might want different levels of intensity and styles of intervention, which is why the offer we've developed must include a lighter-touch listening service, as well as that in-depth therapy and even physical health service that some may need, on top of the practical and financial advice that some may need.