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NDM6029 - Plaid Cymru Debate
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Meeting: 22/06/2016 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
Plaid Cymru Debate
NDM6029 Simon Thomas
(Mid and West Wales)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the challenges to the health service in looking after an older
population.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a)
proceed with greater integration between health and social care; and
b)
increase the amount of GPs, with a focus on recruiting to rural and deprived
communities.
The
following amendments have been tabled
Amendment 1 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to introduce voluntary stay at home assessments to
promote independent living and planning for future need.
Amendment
2 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to bring forward, at the earliest opportunity, a new
plan for access to health services and health service infrastructure for rural
communities.
Amendment
3 - Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to review the role of the Older People's Commissioner.
Amendment
4 - Caroline Jones (South Wales West):
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Regrets
the closure of community hospitals across Wales and calls on the Welsh
Government to support and, where possible, re-establish community hospitals in
order to bring services closer to people's homes.
Minutes:
The item started at 15.09
Voting on the motion and
amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the
motion without amendment:
NDM6029 Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the challenges to the health service in
looking after an older population.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) proceed with greater integration between health
and social care; and
b) increase the amount of GPs, with a focus on recruiting to rural and
deprived communities.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
33 |
4 |
11 |
48 |
The motion without
amendment was agreed.