Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 1:50 pm on 11 May 2022.
Thank you very much, and I'm very sorry to hear that. Clearly, that's a cause for concern. I did meet with union members in north Wales recently—members of the RCN and Unison—and this wasn't an issue that they raised with me. So, clearly, we must ensure that there are other routes by which they can raise such concerns. I do think it's important that everyone can be open. If we can't be open, we can't improve the situation. Certainly, I would be willing to speak to the chair of the health board to see if there is anything that we can do so that they feel that they can be more confident in raising those kinds of issues. We are doing a great deal, as you know, to try and recruit nurses, and have seen an increase of 76 per cent in the number of nurses that we train. But there's no point doing that if we're losing people from the other side of the system. So, certainly, I will raise these concerns with the chair.