6. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Increasing Allied Health Professionals in Primary and Community Care

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:14 pm on 24 January 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 5:14, 24 January 2023

Thanks very much, Jack. And I can confirm that this £5 million is recurrent, and that means it's sustainable, that means managers can plan ahead with confidence, and that means that people will be able to feel confident, once they're appointed, that they will have a long-term future.

In addition to the wider investment that we're delivering in transformation, it's really important that we understand that this forms a part of that broader package that we're trying to develop within the community. For the ninth consecutive year, when it comes to training and investment, the announcements I made last week, which hardly anybody picked up on—. It's really important that people understand that we are making massive investments in training the next generation of the workforce: £281 million every year. This is huge, huge, money that's training the next workforce. That, this year, is the equivalent of an 8 per cent increase, because we know the pressures on the system and we know we need to get the pipeline going. So, I hope you'll be pleased to hear that.