6. Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and further intervention to improve the quality of services in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:46 pm on 28 February 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 4:46, 28 February 2023

Thanks, Gareth. I was smirking because I just thought it was very odd for you to say, 'I'm going to be straight with you,' as if nobody else before you had been straight with me.

I think it's really important that people understand some of the expectations that we will be putting in place in terms of what happens next. There will be specialist advice on board governance and effectiveness. There will be mentoring to the board. There will be specialist HR support for the chair and executive team. There will be increased capacity and expertise in clinical service planning to deliver that transformational reform that we want to see, and there will be work to finalise the improvement plans. So, all of those things are measures that we will be putting in place to support the board, and obviously we have those additional five experts who will be helping out.