Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I am committed to the expansion of medical education in north Wales. We have made good progress in this respect through the collaboration between Bangor and Cardiff universities on their C21 programme, which is successfully facilitating opportunities for medical students to undertake a significant part of their study at Bangor University. The already established north Wales medical school...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: There is a wide range of information available to the public to support their mental health needs through the 111 website. Schools have been issued with guidance to support learner and teacher wellbeing. All health boards have now included new information on their website to help people find the most appropriate mental health support for their needs.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: ...to take a broad approach to the mental health needs of young people. This includes prevention and early intervention, for instance through our whole-system approach to emotional well-being in schools, through to improving access to specialist services.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: ...approach. We have strengthened arrangements to improve the co-ordination of actions with partners including police, local authorities and the third sector. We have also published guidance for schools to help recognise and support young people at risk of suicide and self-harm.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Welsh Government engages internationally across the breadth of Government, in education, health, business, environment, trade and investment, tourism and marketing to name a few. Part of my new role will be to focus this engagement by creating a new strategy which will articulate our international agenda.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: ..., Cymraeg 2050 is an ambitious long-term strategy. Our initial efforts have concentrated on laying firm foundations for the future, building from the ground up to secure enough learners through the education system. We’re on track to reach our 2021 targets regarding early years and the WESPs.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: ...offices is to identify and secure inward investment and export opportunities for Wales. They also support the promotion of a range of Welsh interests internationally in a number of areas, including education and culture.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: We are committed to undergraduate medical education in north Wales and are working towards this commitment. We have increased medical student places across Wales, to 25 in September 2021 and 40 in September 2022 on the C21 north Wales programme, and an extra 25 places on the graduate entry programme in Swansea from September 2021.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: ...immediate price to pay. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has suggested around £30 billion could be wiped off the economy if we leave—£30 billion that currently is being spent on our health and education systems. And it won’t be the likes of Boris and Gove who’ll suffer; it’ll be the most vulnerable and the poorest in our society who will bear the brunt of these cuts. The...
