NDM7138 Plaid Cymru debate - NHS Pay and Conditions
NDM7138 Plaid Cymru debate - NHS Pay and Conditions
NDM7138 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Regrets Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s proposals to extend nursing
shifts without pay for more than 4,000 nurses and health care support workers.
2.
Fears the loss of goodwill among staff who already regularly work through their
breaks or are on call on their wards or units.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to protect frontline workers’ pay and conditions
within the NHS by ensuring that this regressive proposal is scrapped.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment
1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Values
the NHS workforce and our social partnership working arrangements.
Expects
all NHS bodies to work with, engage and consult with staff, their trades unions
and other representative bodies on operational changes that impact upon staff.
[If
amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2, 3 and 4 will be de-selected]
Amendment
2 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Insert
as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:
Further
regrets that the number of working days lost due to stress and mental health
related issues within the health board has increased by 20 per cent since 2014.
Amendment
3 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
Expresses
concern that this proposal will be unhelpful to staff morale and will place
additional expectations on nurses and health care workers to sacrifice their
contractual break periods.
Amendment
4 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
In
point 3, delete ‘by ensuring’ and replace with:
‘and
for the Minister for Health and Social Services to intervene to ensure’
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 07/06/2021
Decision due: 18 Sep 2019 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Rhun ap Iorwerth MS