Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:00 pm on 21 January 2025.
Jenny Rathbone
Labour
5:00,
21 January 2025
The key there is the fact that Nia is working in a practice that is being directly managed by the health board, rather than one that's being managed by a GP practice. Clearly, there are different ways in which we need to look at the GP contract to have a more holistic service for what people need in primary care.
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