Health and social care workforce
Health and social care workforce
The Health and Social Care Committee has identified the health and social care workforce as a cross-cutting theme for the Sixth Senedd.
In addition to embedding consideration of issues relating to the workforce in all of its activity (see relevant inquiry webpages for information), the Committee will also undertake specific activity focusing on the workforce.
To date the Committee has:
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>>>Held a series of pre-appointment hearings for significant health and social care public appointments
>>>In autumn 2021, issued a targeted call for written evidence on the joint Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales workforce strategy: A healthier Wales: our workforce strategy for health and social care.
>>>On 4 November 2021, held an oral evidence session on the joint workforce strategy with Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and Social Care Wales (SCW) to consider their joint strategy. Following the session the Committee wrote to HEIW and SCW, Digital Health and Care Wales, and to health and social care unions.
>>>On 8 December 2022, visited the University of South Wales School of Nursing to meet students, staff and academics and see the facilities.
>>>On 26 January 2023, held a scrutiny session with the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales.
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Business type: Committee Inquiry
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 17/08/2021
Documents
- Letter from the Chair to Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales regarding follow-up questions following the evidence session on 4 November 2021 - 23 November 2021 PDF 122 KB
- Letter from Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales regarding follow-up questions following the evidence session on 4 November 2021 - 16 December 2021 PDF 5 MB
- Letter from Digital Health and Care Wales to the Chair regarding the health and social care workforce - 16 December 2021 PDF 702 KB
- Letter from Unison to the Chair regarding the health and social care workforce - 14 December 2021 PDF 79 KB View as HTML (4) 32 KB
- Letter from the British Dental Association Wales to the Chair regarding the health and social care workforce - 16 December 2021 PDF 43 KB View as HTML (5) 25 KB
- Letter from the Royal College of Nursing Wales to the Chair regarding the health and social care workforce - 16 December 2021 PDF 437 KB
- Letter from BMA Cymru Wales to the Chair regarding the health and social care workforce - 13 January 2022 PDF 208 KB
- Visit to the University of South Wales School of Nursing - 8 December 2022 PDF 73 KB
Consultations
- Health and social care workforce (completed)