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My Leader Live column

Last week, the Health Minister announced that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was being put back into special measures as a consequence of serious and ongoing concerns. Very disappointingly but perhaps not surprisingly the health board has not made the progress it should have done and that the people and…

My Leader Live column

This week, we heard the news that the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has been put back into special measures after several years of facing some serious challenges. The health board – the largest in Wales and responsible for the delivery of healthcare services to more than 700,000 people across…

My Leader Live column

This week saw the launch of a new Welsh Government scheme called A Period Proud Wales – a scheme which aims to achieve period dignity in Wales and eradicate period poverty. Since 2018, the Welsh Government has invested around £12m to ensure children and young people, and those on low…

My Leader Live column

This week is Heart Unions week, the annual event which showcases the vital work trade unions do and which I’m proud to celebrate in Wales. Every day of every year, trade unions help to make work and workplaces fairer, safer and more secure. More than that, trade unions are effective…

My Leader Live column

LGBT+ History Month is the perfect time to launch the Welsh Government’s LGBTQ+ Action Plan, which I did in the Senedd on Tuesday. The Action Plan strengthens protections for LGBTQ+ people, promotes equality for all and helps to coordinate actions across government and communities in order to achieve the Welsh…

My Leader Live column

It was a busy week at the Senedd last week, not least as the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill reached the committee scrutiny stage and suggested amendments were discussed in great detail. This Bill, brought forward by me in my role as Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, will…

My Leader Live column

This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week and as usual I’ll be supporting Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust in its campaign to raise awareness of cervical screening. Some years ago I cycled across Kenya in aid of various cancer charities, one of which was Jo’s Trust, and it’s a campaign that…

My Leader Live column

This week and time of the year has traditionally been considered a challenge for a lot of us, with post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the impact of bills following the Christmas period. That’s why I was pleased to support Samaritans UK’s Brew Monday campaign – their antidote to Blue…

My Leader Live column

The Christmas and New Year break is well and truly over and, now that we’re all heading back to work and school, the work at the Senedd gets started again this week after the recess. There’s lots to do dealing with the cost of living crisis and helping to relieve…

My Leader Live column

As this is my first Leader column of 2023 I’d like to start by wishing all constituents and Leader readers the very best for the New Year. As a new year begins, we reflect on the past year – another year not without its challenges, from emerging from Covid restrictions…

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