Mr. Robert Watt:

It is fair to say the vast majority of people within the health system are seized of the need to change, reform and deliver because they are the people who see the consequences of us not delivering. We cannot say that for everybody and it would be foolish and naive for me to suggest that everybody is as motivated as the next person but, clearly, there is a fairly significant appetite for change. The system has demonstrated that during the Covid-19 period, during the winter and with the reaction we had, for example, to the weekend working, when we encouraged and asked people to come in again on Saturday and Sunday and give more of their time after a busy week. The system did show fairly significant agility and commitment to treat and discharge people to try to improve the situation. I would say a fairly definitive “Yes” to the Deputy’s question.