There is a health crisis right across the UK, not just in Wales, and all evidence shows this has worsened over the last 12 years since the start of austerity and cuts to public services, and will get worse under this UK Tory Government and their cost-of-living crisis. We can't look at the NHS in isolation. Adequate housing, food, education and fair work all contribute to good physical and mental health. Year after year, I've seen preventative services be squeezed and cut as councils look at anything non-statutory. However, many of these services have been saved, thanks to Welsh Government funding choices and European funding, which we will soon see the last of. Those that were saved under austerity 1 may be lost under austerity 2 and all the pressures they're all facing.

Damp and mould in homes is becoming more of an issue as people cannot afford to heat them. Healthy, hot, nourishing food is now a luxury for many. Increasing productivity beyond a reasonable limit, seeing people having to work 12-hour shifts, two days and then two nights, playing havoc with your body, your mental health and family, also has implications. When I spoke to nurses on the picket line and a police officer in England, it was the relentless 12-hour shifts and the lack of flexibility that was a huge issue, not just wages. And it's not just about the NHS—social healthcare funding needs to grow massively from central Government in line with the growing ageing population. That's a crisis we're facing. There is more advancing technology—