Decision details
Welsh Liberal Democrats Debate
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
Debates are one of the
most frequent items of business on the Plenary
agenda. Many types of debate are brought forward in Plenary, including:
- Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;
Other than in the case of Government debates, the time allocated for all other types of debates and their frequency are determined by the Business Committee
Decision:
The item started at 16.53
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was
deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM5485 Aled Roberts (North Wales)
To propose that the National
Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that 1 in 10 children and
adolescents will experience a mental health issue and recognises the importance
of early intervention to support young people in reaching their full potential.
2. Regrets the failure of the
Welsh Government to address key findings from the 2009 review of Children and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and notes the significant concerns
within the 2013 follow up review of safety issues.
3. Regrets that over the past
year, the number of vulnerable young people in Wales waiting more than 14 weeks
to access child and adolescent psychiatric services has almost quadrupled, from
199 in January 2013 to 736 in January 2014.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government
to:
a) address the inequitable
variation in the availability and accessibility of CAMHS in Wales;
b) investigate the waiting times
between a child or young person’s first assessment with CAMHS and their
subsequent service referral;
c) review the governance
arrangements for CAMHS inpatient units and out of area placements;
d) routinely publish readmission
statistics to help inform trends in the patient discharging system;
e) ensure that all clinical staff
within CAMHS have undertaken appropriate safeguarding checks;
f) establish a firmer procedure
for health boards to report on inappropriate placements on adult mental health
wards;
g) clarify the status of the
National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services;
h) consider the introduction of mental
health education within the school curriculum to raise awareness and help
address issues of stigma; and
i) introduce a national framework
to ensure continuity of treatment in the transition between CAMHS and Adult
Mental Health Services, including a streamlined information sharing system
between providers.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
12 |
0 |
37 |
49 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
Delete all after point 1 and
replace with:
2. Recognises the steps being
taken by successive Welsh Governments to improve mental health services for
young people; and
3. Reaffirms the partnership
approach, which sees Welsh Government, health, education, local government and
the third sector working together as partners to address the continuing
challenges of providing effective services in this area.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
25 |
8 |
16 |
49 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Elin Jones (Ceredigion)
Insert as new point 2 and renumber
accordingly:
Notes that the Children's
Commissioner has repeatedly expressed concern about support services for
children and adolescents with mental health issues.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
49 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
Amendment 3 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets that real term cuts to the
health budget have the potential to hinder the ability of Welsh Local Health
Boards to deliver improvements in CAMHS.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
12 |
0 |
37 |
49 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
Amendment 4 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes the commitment of the Welsh
Government to ring-fence spending on mental health services and calls upon the
Minister for Health and Social Services to publish information to demonstrate
that it is monitoring and delivering this commitment and how it is impacting
upon CAMHS services.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
49 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion
as amended:
NDM5485 Aled Roberts (North Wales)
To propose that the National
Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that 1 in 10 children and
adolescents will experience a mental health issue and recognises the importance
of early intervention to support young people in reaching their full potential.
2. Notes that the Children's
Commissioner has repeatedly expressed concern about support services for
children and adolescents with mental health issues.
3. Recognises the steps being
taken by successive Welsh Governments to improve mental health services for
young people; and
4. Reaffirms the partnership
approach, which sees Welsh Government, health, education, local government and
the third sector working together as partners to address the continuing challenges
of providing effective services in this area.
5. Notes the commitment of the
Welsh Government to ring-fence spending on mental health services and calls
upon the Minister for Health and Social Services to publish information to
demonstrate that it is monitoring and delivering this commitment and how it is
impacting upon CAMHS services.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
25 |
4 |
20 |
49 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 02/04/2014
Date of decision: 02/04/2014
Decided at meeting: 02/04/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly