Written question WQ99657
- Asked by
- Dan ThomasReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
What progress has the Welsh Government made in developing a roadmap to eliminate spending on private agency staff in the NHS by 2030?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Health and Care (Mabon ap Gwynfor)
The Welsh Government is developing a plan that will set a clear trajectory towards zero agency spend by 2030, supported by a renewed control framework and strengthened monitoring arrangements.
The roadmap will focus on areas where there are greatest opportunity to make progress and will make use of new system levers such as the NHS Accountability Framework, to provide greater scrutiny, analysis and targeted support to organisations.
This work is also closely linked to the wider commitment to develop a long-term workforce plan, as eliminating agency spend will require both tighter controls and longer-term workforce transformation to address the underlying causes of agency deployment.