Written question WQ92417
- Asked by
- Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What consideration has the Cabinet Secretary given to implementing a comprehensive workforce plan, with a tuition fee refund for healthcare workers at its core?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
We published a National Workforce Implementation Plan (NWIP) in January 2023. The strategic workforce implementation board is considering lessons learned in the development and implementation of the plan, including options around the next iteration.
Healthcare students in Wales are already able to take advantage of the NHS Wales Bursary, which pays their tuition fees, provides a non-means-tested grant and a means-tested bursary. They are also able to supplement this with a maintenance loan from Student Finance.