Written question WQ91189
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What is being done by the Welsh Government to reduce the rate of ambulance staff leaving the profession?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
We must ensure that we support and retain our existing workforce to support recovery over the coming years, focussing on health and wellbeing to enable them to recuperate and support recovery of the wider system. NHS bodies have a range of policies and initiatives in place to retain the existing workforce, including flexible and part-time working, and health and wellbeing support. Our National Workforce Implementation Plan (NWIP) sets out how we will retain and increase the NHS Wales workforce to meet future demand and deal with a worldwide shortage of healthcare workers, including reducing reliance on agency staff.