£260m funding announced for training NHS Wales healthcare staff

Over £260m of funding to train healthcare professionals in Wales has been announced.

 

The investment for the next two years will go towards training anaesthetists, oncologists and other departments, including intensive care.

 

Cancer charity Macmillan said they welcomed the additional funding, but said that more investment was needed.

 

A key recipient of the funding is radiology, which involves doctors interpreting X-rays and scans, which are crucial in detecting and diagnosing cancer and other diseases.

 

Health Minister for Wales, Eluned Morgain, said of the announcement “We are doubling the number of people who are training as radiologists in Wales and that is a significant contribution to what we need to see in future and what we need to do to clear that very big back log that has developed during the pandemic.”

 

The investment will also fund 111 additional adult nursing training places, 73 mental health nurses and maintain the target of 160 new GPs each year.

 

Ms Morgan added “It’s clear NHS workers have been flat out for 18 months and what is important is we are able to back fill some of the roles to take off some of the pressure off those who have been working so hard so we have people ready to go and work on our front line to clear that back log.”

 

Macmillan Cancer Support Wales’ Richard Pugh, said “Macmillan welcomes this workforce investment by the Welsh government, including funding for roles that help with cancer diagnosis, treatment and care.

 

“However, cancer services and the cancer care workforce in Wales are under more pressure than ever so, as well as the right level of workforce investment, Macmillan wants Wales to have a cancer workforce plan to make sure we have the right staff and resources to keep up with soaring demand.”

 

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