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2. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 13 July 2022.

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Photo of Sam Rowlands Sam Rowlands Conservative 2:23, 13 July 2022

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I note the Minister's just getting to her place there.

Photo of Sam Rowlands Sam Rowlands Conservative 13 July 2022

1. Sut mae'r Gweinidog yn ystyried llais cleifion er mwyn llywio penderfyniadau ar flaenoriaethau ar gyfer y gwasanaeth iechyd yng ngogledd Cymru? OQ58358

Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 2:23, 13 July 2022

Diolch yn fawr. Decisions on priorities for the health service in north Wales are for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. They take into account the needs of their local population, and that's informed by the work of the regional partnership boards, which include citizen panels. Welsh Government officials meet regularly with representatives from all community health councils in Wales, including North Wales Community Health Council.

Photo of Sam Rowlands Sam Rowlands Conservative 2:24, 13 July 2022

Thank you, Minister, for your response and also for outlining your interactions with patients through the community health councils, as you mentioned, and how important their voice is. A crucial place for this voice in the future, of course, is the newly appointed citizen voice board, and as you'll know, this board has the opportunity to stand up for the people of north Wales—Wales as a whole, but north Wales especially—considering the number of issues at Betsi Cadwaladr health board that patients are dealing with at the moment. But my understanding, Minister, is that just one of the newly appointed board members actually lives in north Wales, with, actually, them not being from the area, having worked and lived elsewhere for the vast majority of their time. I also understand, Minister, that six of the board members went to the same university, where the current chair of the board was vice-chancellor. You can perhaps understand why some of my residents are concerned that perhaps there isn't proper representation, a broad representation across Wales, and, in particular, in north Wales. So, Minister, do you believe that if we are to have a true representation and to maximise the potential of this new board, and, ultimately, take the voice of patients seriously, it needs to be rooted in north Wales with strong north Wales representatives who live, work and understand north Wales and all its nuances? Diolch yn fawr iawn.

Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 2:25, 13 July 2022

Thanks very much. Let's just be clear that the board is not supposed to be a geographic representation. If we started that, then it would be very difficult to get representation from the whole of Wales. [Interruption.] I will carry on. I've had the pleasure of speaking to Dr Rajan Madhok. He is somebody who retired to Wales four years ago. He's had an incredibly sparkling career. He's been a medical doctor of public health, he's been a director of a primary care trust, he's been the chairman of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, he's been on the General Medical Council, and he's had experience working in Shetland. I didn't know there was a qualification period to become Welsh. Is that something the Tories are advocating now? Let's just be absolutely clear that this man will be an incredible representative. And do you know what's more? I spoke to him in Welsh.

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