Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:14 pm on 30 March 2022.
So, that's precisely what we're doing. This week, we've got a new framework, we have a new contract, and they'll have to sign up to providing those services, and there's a whole list of services that they sign up for, but this is a new contract that's starting this week. So, this is a new start where we're all clear about what they need to deliver, and they'll get paid for it. We're putting a substantial amount of funds into this. I know and I've heard—my God, I've heard—the urgency around the need to deliver e-prescribing, and I know that you know that I'm incredibly keen to see this rolled out. That work is being led by Digital Health and Care Wales, and progress is being made across four areas of e-prescribing, and that review was published last year, including for primary care. Our plans—and I can reassure you—make sure that that digitalisation of prescriptions is covered in all primary care settings, including community pharmacy. And I expect a pilot, with GPs and community pharmacies, to start very, very soon, and I can assure you that I'm doing all I can to speed up the process. The limiting factor, I'm afraid, is skills, and it's not an issue just for us. I know—. For example, my brother is head of IT in Sony; they're having trouble recruiting people with the technology skills. So, it's not lack of commitment, it's not lack of money. It's about how we recruit more people with the skills, and obviously we need to do a lot more work to make sure that we can recruit the right people with those skills, but that's not something that can be done overnight.