3. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS Winter Pressures

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:42 pm on 10 January 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 3:42, 10 January 2023

(Translated)

Thank you very much. Just to make it clear, what we're trying to do when it comes to GPs is to ensure that we understand that there are many people who can help, not only GPs. So, increasing the numbers of physiotherapists, of pharmacists in our communities, more advanced nurse practitioners—. I know that there are some excellent examples on the Llŷn Peninsula, for example, of advanced ambulance practitioners helping in our communities there. So, there's no need to always—. Although we are doing better in terms of the number of GPs than England, I think it's important that we understand that we are trying to create a system where we use the skills of the whole team. I think it's very important that I make clear that we haven't cut the number of nurses; we have more nurses than ever before, and we are still recruiting more than we are losing. So, that simply isn't the case. In terms of an inquiry, well, you know our response to that.