The Welsh NHS Confederation response to Plaid Cymru's manifesto development

NHS leaders across Wales have identified the following priority areas for political and public action

• NHS leaders across Wales have identified the following priority areas for political and public action

• The need for a national conversation.

• Need for a National Health and Care Service.

• The need to promote staff wellbeing, develop cross-sector skills and review the overlapping layers of regulation.

• Need for long-term financial certainty and investing in Welsh communities.

• Need for one public service.

• Reshaping the public’s relationship with the NHS and embedding population health.

• Quality-based outcomes focusing on public experience across health and care.

• Need for a cross-government approach to reducing poverty and inequalities.

• Building a digitally ready workforce.

• Getting value for money from the NHS. 

 

Read the Welsh NHS Confederation's 2026 election report, published in May 2025.