Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 22 November 2022.

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Photo of Carolyn Thomas Carolyn Thomas Labour 1:56, 22 November 2022

Trefnydd, I recently visited the new health education innovation centre at Wrexham Glyndŵr University, where they have now expanded to offer nursing and allied health degrees. This opens up a world of opportunities for students to become nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, speech therapists—it's fantastic, the offer now—and also for existing health employees to retrain and reskill with the latest technology and wonderful facilities. It's proving really popular, and they're going to do an extra intake in January.

First Minister, I know how rewarding a career in nursing can be, and I'd like to say that my nurse has just made a career change to study to become a mental health nurse there, and is really enjoying the course. Will you help promote nursing as a career, and ensure that the Welsh Government continues to do all it can to support people into a career in the health services? Also, the bursary is really welcomed in Wales. Thank you.