12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Thank you.
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Yes, an important one. The former Auditor General for Wales qualified his opinion for 2025-26 since the renumeration for two interim directors exceeded the relevant pay bands approved by Welsh Ministers. How did this happen and what are the measures that…
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Thank you.
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
And Paul, are you confident that we’re going to get to an endpoint now where we can resolve the situation in front of us and move forward?
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
And I guess, more generally then, when you are redesigning services, how do you balance that use of external consultancy, because there are lots of different partners, for example, that you've mentioned, with the expertise of your own staff and trade union…
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Obviously, without asking you to comment on the ongoing negotiations, because they are ongoing, what lessons do you feel that the health board could take from this dispute about effective social partnership working and engaging with staff very early on? And I…
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
In terms of innovation and getting staff involved, social partnership plays a real key part in that, and, of course, trade unions are a big part of that jig-saw. My question is really for Paul, but other colleagues may want to also respond. The industrial…
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Okay.
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Yes.
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Can I just ask, you’ve mentioned grip and control a few times, but, obviously, there might be constituents or others watching this wondering what grip and control even mean. What does that look like? What does that mean?
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Well, if you’ve got one.
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
What’s that golden nugget?
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
And do you think that, in terms of the plan that you have in place to tackle the level that you’re at, the public can have confidence that you’ve got this now under control? Is there something that over the next 12 months we can definitely see will change…
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Is it important that everyone has the same one?
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
The AI, this new technology that you’re using—are all the health boards now using that same programme? What does that look like? Do you think that that’s going to be a bit of a game changer for how people see health, how people can actually view their own…
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Okay, great. I've got one more, in relation to—. I’ve got one for Phil. Obviously, you’re at level 4 in terms of escalation and you’ve talked us through how that is working at the moment. You’ve referred to some—. Was that in relation to prescribing medicine?
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
And what's the biggest risk?
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
Do you think that's realistically achievable? Do you think you can do those things within the three years and get us to that sustainable model? Do you think you've got the right players around the table? Has everyone bought into that vision?
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyllid y GIG: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda byrddau iechyd GIG Cymru
I've got a question for you, Rob. My question is: you've mentioned the forecasting deficit of about £40 million this year—I guess what I want to understand is what confidence you can give us that you will become sustainable over the next three years and what…
12 Hydref 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Formerly, I was secretary of the Trades Union Congress.
7 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Dadl Fer: Pwysigrwydd seilwaith porthladdoedd a thraffig morwrol i economi Cymru
Ddirprwy Lywydd, cenedl forwrol ydym ni. Mae ein porthladdoedd bob amser wedi cysylltu Cymru â'r byd ehangach, ac erbyn hyn gallant fod wrth wraidd dyfodol ynni adnewyddadwy. Mae angen y seilwaith hwnnw, mae angen y buddsoddiad arnom ac mae angen ynni diogel…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
And you think that—. You're confident that we're going to be able to get going and make it happen now?
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Okay. So, talking about rail, obviously, Cardiff parkway is within my constituency, but it's also really important in terms of business and job opportunities as well, and I know that—. So, if Cardiff parkway is going to end up being the first project for the…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
You can go. I'll—
