The Health and Social Care Committee undertook periodic scrutiny of the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales.

The Chief Nursing Officer for Wales is the head of the Nursing and Midwifery professions in NHS Wales and is responsible for:

• the professional performance and development of Nurse Directors and the nursing profession;
• providing expert professional contribution on nursing, midwifery and specialist community public health nursing matters to the Welsh Government.

More information about the work of the Chief Nursing Officer is available on her website.