I certainly do accept those concerns. I am aware of the incident that Edward Mountain raises with me of a psychiatrist who was working outside the UK. I am assured that the arrangement happened only when there were no consultant psychiatrists available to work in that particular health board and that the practice has been stopped. It is not a common practice. I am absolutely aware of the challenges that exist across the workforce, which can be particularly marked in more remote and rural areas. It is helpful to see the latest statistics, which show an increase in full-time posts in the past year and, indeed, an increase since 2014. I have absolutely no doubt that there are concerns.

As I mentioned in response to a question last week, there are concerns in specific areas of the country—particularly remote and rural areas, where boards find it difficult to recruit and there are concerns about certain specialties. We are working closely with the royal college and others to improve the situation.