WQ94408 (e) Tabled on 07/10/2024

On how many occasions has the Cabinet Secretary met with representatives of health boards in Wales to discuss the disparity in health outcomes between people in more and less deprived areas?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | Answered on 11/10/2024

Information on Ministerial meetings and engagements is published and available on the Welsh Government website at the link below: Ministerial meetings and engagements | GOV.WALES.

I hold regular formal meetings with the Chairs of each health board in Wales, to discuss a range of issues including how the Health Boards are improving the health outcomes of the populations they serve.

My officials also meet frequently with NHS Wales representatives and a NHS Health Inequalities group, co-chaired by Welsh Government and NHS Wales officials and which is accountable to the NHS Leadership Board has been established.