Dr Helen Howson responds to Welsh Government's NHS priorities

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Dr Helen Howson - Director of the Bevan Commission - has responded to the priority delivery actions for the NHS, set out by the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

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00:00The Bevan Commission welcomes the ambition set out by the Cabinet Secretary.

00:04The focus on prevention, shifting care closer to home and harnessing digital innovation

00:09strongly reflects the principles of food and health care and the direction established in a healthier Wales

00:16which the Commission has both informed and long championed.

00:20The commitment to becoming a marmot nation is a really great opportunity for us to work together

00:25to address those long-standing inequalities also identified some time back in the Inverse Care Law.

00:32Strengthening regional collaboration is also important to ensure we use all those skills and resources to best affect Wales.

00:41These are critical shifts that will help create more sustainable and equitable health, well-being and care for people in Wales in the future.

00:50However, the fundamental challenge in all of this will be in delivering the agenda

00:56while simultaneously tackling immense immediate pressures alongside the bold long-term transformational change

01:04we need to be fit for the future.

01:07The plan rightly demands rapid improvements in waiting times and urgent care.

01:12The true transformation, the kind that moves the system from treatment to prevention

01:17and engages and engages and supports people and communities in their own well-being

01:21requires dedicated capacity, investment and space to innovate.

01:28For this vision to become a reality, we need everyone to share responsibility

01:32people, professionals, NHS leaders

01:35and staff must be supported to help them balance these competing demands and expectations.

01:40The urgent short-term targets must not inadvertently stifle the long-term transformation

01:48that will be essential to secure the health of future generations

01:52consistent with the Future Generations Act.

01:57We look forward to continuing to share our thinking on this

02:00and working with all partners to ensure we help navigate this difficult path

02:04sharing ideas, skills, insights and resources to achieve healthier people

02:11in thriving communities across Wales.

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