Minister for Mental Health and Early Years explained

Post:Minister for Mental Health and Early Years
Body:Wales
Flag:Flag of Wales.svg
Flagsize:50px
Incumbent:Sarah Murphy MS
Department:Welsh Government
Style:Welsh Minister
Status:Minister
Abbreviation:Minister
Member Of:Senedd
Reports To:the Senedd, the First Minister of Wales and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Seat:Cardiff
Nominator:First Minister of Wales
Appointer:The Crown
Termlength:Five years
Termlength Qualified:Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years
First:Eluned Morgan AM

The Minister for Mental Health and Early Years (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Iechyd Meddwl a’r Blynyddoedd Cynnar) is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet secretary for health and social care. Established as a cabinet position in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, it was moved to a junior position in 2021. The current officeholder is Sarah Murphy since July 2024.

Ministers

NamePictureEntered officeLeft officeOther offices heldPolitical partyGovernmentNotes
Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and the Welsh Language
Eluned Morgan8 October 2020 (during COVID)[1] 13 May 2021Accountable to Minister for Health and Social Services[2] LabourFirst Drakeford government
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Lynne Neagle13 May 202120 March 2024LabourSecond Drakeford government[3]
Minister for Mental Health and Early Years
Jayne Bryant21 March 202417 July 2024LabourGething government[4]
Sarah Murphy17 July 2024IncumbentLabourGething government[5]

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election. When the post was created as a cabinet post in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, its responsibilities were stated to include at the time to be; mental health services, patient experience, substance misuse, dementia, veterans' health, and the obesity strategy of Wales.[6]

Since becoming a junior post in 2021, the responsibilities of the post are:

The post-holder launched the "National Framework for Social Prescribing" in December 2023, aiming for the consistent delivery of social prescribing.[7] [8] The post-holder also announced in 2023, funding arrangements for Trading Standards Wales, concerning illegal electronic cigarettes,[9] and online therapy services overseen by Powys Teaching Health Board in 2022.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-10-08 . First Minister strengthens ministerial health team GOV.WALES . 2024-01-09 . www.gov.wales . en.
  2. Web site: 2020-10-12 . Welsh Government introduces post of minister for mental health and wellbeing . 2024-01-09 . Care Appointments . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Lynne Neagle MS: Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing GOV.WALES . 2024-01-11 . www.gov.wales . en.
  4. News: 21 March 2024 . Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet . ITV News.
  5. Web site: 2024-07-17 . Vaughan Gething reshuffles Welsh Labour top team after resignations . 2024-07-17 . The Independent . en.
  6. Web site: 2020-10-12 . Mental health minister role for Senedd's Eluned . 2024-01-11 . Western Telegraph . en.
  7. Web site: 11 December 2023 . Social prescribing growing in Wales . University of South Wales.
  8. Web site: Dave . 2023-12-11 . Launching National Framework for Social Prescribing . 2024-01-11 . WCVA . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Welsh Government funding to crack down on illegal vaping market . 2024-01-11 . GVS . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-07 . More than £7m funding for mental health service . 2024-01-11 . Western Telegraph . en.

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