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Jane Dodds calls for more support for rural GPs
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07/02/2024
Jane Dodds has called for more support for rural GPs in Wales.
Speaking in the Senedd this week, the Mid and West Wales MS said she has visited quite a few rural GPs recently to discuss the challenges they face.
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May 1 from the Minister of Health again, regarding increasing support for our rural GPs.
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I've visited quite a few rural GPs in Powys across the last week or so to talk with them
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about the challenges that they face.
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A common theme that comes out of the discussions is that the current contractual set-ups and
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funding models do not sufficiently account for the extra services that they provide,
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such as phlebotomy, same-day appointments, et cetera, that rural surgeries have to provide,
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because in urban areas you may have them at hand.
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So, I'm backing a rural GP payment in order to ensure that we're able to support our rural
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GPs.
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So, I'd welcome a statement from the Minister regarding the support to our rural GPs, and
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also, secondly, could I request a statement from the Minister for Climate Change on progress
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with remediating unsafe residential buildings in Wales?
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I'd be very grateful for a statement on what assessment she has made of the recent tribunal
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case, and in particular whether Welsh legislation is now falling behind that of England.
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Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Julie James AM: Thank you.
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It is obvious that GPs in rural areas probably have to provide different services to their
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patients than perhaps in urban areas.
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I visited a GP surgery myself in Wrexham in the constituency on Friday, where it was incredible
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to see the range of services that they do provide.
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So, I think it probably is done on a surgery-by-surgery basis, but I absolutely accept the point that
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you make around rural GPs.
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I know the Minister has been working very hard around a marketing campaign to make sure
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rural surgeries are able to make new GPs coming there attractive going forward, because we've
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seen a significant increase in the take-up of GP training places, but perhaps more in
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the urban areas than the rural areas.
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I'm not sure if a rural surgery payment has been looked at, but you will be aware of,
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obviously, there were financial incentives offered for GPs back from, I think, about
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2017.
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In relation to building safety, I know the Minister did update Senate members back in
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November, I think it was, about three months ago.
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