Written question WQ87659
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Further to WQ87656, how many of these meetings with the Royal College of Midwifery were to discuss strike action and pay reform?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
I value having regular contact with the various health trade unions in NHS Wales and I meet with the Health Trade Unions as a business committee, which includes the Royal College of Midwifery (RCM), on a quarterly basis.
In these quarterly meetings, the Trade Unions have raised a range of issues including NHS pay. In addition to these quarterly meetings, I have also met with the Business Committee twice on the outcome of strike ballots.
In addition to the above meetings, I also have also met with the Director for RCM Wales every six months to discuss professional issues only. I was also invited to be the keynote speaker at the RCM conference in October when it was held in Newport.