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Lydia Stephens

Wales has 'learned lessons' from pandemic shortcomings, says health minister

Wales' health minister has said that she believes the country has "learned lessons" from the coronavirus pandemic and admitted she is constantly questioning if we are prepared for a future health emergency.

Eluned Morgan was talking ahead of a speech she was expected to make on Thursday regarding the future of the NHS. She is anticipated to be outlining how today's current NHS model is not sustainable, and that people need to help themselves in order to help the NHS.

Talking to BBC Radio Wales, she was quizzed about if Wales was prepared for a future pandemic, off the back of her predecessor, Vaughan Gething's admission earlier this week that he had not read a specialist report into Exercise Cygnus, which simulated what would happen to the UK if a pandemic like coronavirus was to hit. You can get more health updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.

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