Senedd Election 2026: Manifesto calls by members of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Key points
Members of the Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance will be engaging with all of the political parties around the key priorities for them. The document below provides a summary of the key priorities, including:
· All Wales implementation
· Accountability
· Robust data collection
· A focus on prevention, and health inequalities
· Mental health
· Earlier diagnosis
· Workforce - recruitment and retention, and investment in training, career progression and leadership in health and social care
· Investment in social care so more people can live independently
· Investment in innovation and digital
The Senedd Election on the 7th May 2026 will be unlike any other - with the number of Members of the Senedd (MSs) elected increasing, and changes to the electoral system.
The Senedd will increase from 60 MSs to 96 MSs. Wales will have 16 constituencies, with each constituency electing six MSs.
The new system is called a ‘closed proportional list system’. This means the number of seats a party or independent candidate wins will more closely reflect the percentage of votes they get. Further information about how the Senedd is changing can be found here.
