4. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Update on the Health and Social Services Regional Integration Fund

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:31 pm on 21 March 2023.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 3:31, 21 March 2023

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Now, Deputy Minister, you touched upon, in your statement today, the sharing of good practice. So, I wondered if you can give us, or perhaps let us know where you think that health and social care is working best in Wales—tell us the health boards or the regional partnership boards that are doing the best, and also, give us a sense of where you think, or which health boards need to up their game. Perhaps it would be useful to get that sense from you. 

And whilst we're on health boards, of course, with regard to Betsi Cadwaladr health board, as we know, returning to special measures under direct control of the Government, can I get a sense there of whether there's going to be an acceleration of work with regard to the integration of health and social care, or is it the opposite? Is it the fact that there are so many other hurdles to overcome that this will be less of a priority?