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| Wales' new health minister says he wants to see a controversial hospital reorganisation through to its conclusion. | Wales' new health minister says he wants to see a controversial hospital reorganisation through to its conclusion. |
| Mark Drakeford outlined his top priorities when he was sworn into the job on Monday. | Mark Drakeford outlined his top priorities when he was sworn into the job on Monday. |
| He takes over as the NHS puts forward proposals to reorganise the way services are delivered. | He takes over as the NHS puts forward proposals to reorganise the way services are delivered. |
| First Minister Carwyn Jones stressed there would be no change in policy. | First Minister Carwyn Jones stressed there would be no change in policy. |
| People wanted "certainty" about what the service would look like in future, Mr Drakeford said. | People wanted "certainty" about what the service would look like in future, Mr Drakeford said. |
| The Welsh government insists changes are needed to make the NHS safe and sustainable. | The Welsh government insists changes are needed to make the NHS safe and sustainable. |
| There have been protests around Wales against changes that mean some people will have to travel further for some treatments. | There have been protests around Wales against changes that mean some people will have to travel further for some treatments. |
| Mr Drakeford, appointed in a surprise cabinet reshuffle last week, said he wanted to bring the process to a successful conclusion. | |
| "I think people now need to know what the end of this is going to be," he said after being sworn in at the Welsh government's offices in Cardiff on Monday. | "I think people now need to know what the end of this is going to be," he said after being sworn in at the Welsh government's offices in Cardiff on Monday. |
| "I want to be able to give them certainty and once there is certainty I think people will live with that, adapt to that and get on with the job." | "I want to be able to give them certainty and once there is certainty I think people will live with that, adapt to that and get on with the job." |
| Welsh government ministers have started work on their new portfolios after a surprise reshuffle by Mr Jones last Thursday. | |
| Tackling poverty | |
| The most high-profile change was Mr Drakeford taking over as health minister and replacing Lesley Griffiths, who was moved to the local government post. | |
| Ms Griffiths carried out her first official engagement in the new job on Monday launching a new scheme in Newport to help improve the response from agencies to children who go missing. | |
| Nobody was dropped from the cabinet and, apart from Mr Drakeford, the only other promotion to the top table was Alun Davies. He is the new minister for natural resources and food who was previously the deputy minister for agriculture. | |
| Huw Lewis becomes the minister for communities and tackling poverty. His old role as housing and regeneration minister goes to Carl Sargeant. | |
| John Griffiths moves from environment to culture and sport. | |
| Mr Drakeford was elected Labour assembly member for Cardiff West in 2011 and was previously chairman of the assembly's cross-party health and social care committee. |