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Transcript: Transcript for 03/02/2021 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Rhun ap Iorwerth MS.

(09.30-10.15)

2.

COVID-19: Evidence session with Community Health Councils in Wales

Alyson Thomas, Chief Executive - Board of CHCs in Wales

Donna Coleman, Chief Officer – Hywel Dda CHC

Geoff Ryall-Harvey, Chief Officer - North Wales CHC

Angela Mutlow, Chief Officer - Aneurin Bevan CHC

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Community Health Councils

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Community Health Councils in Wales.

2.2 Jayne Bryant MS declared that her mother is a voluntary member of Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council.

(10.25-11.10)

3.

COVID-19: Evidence session with Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru Wales, Community Pharmacy Wales and Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales

Professor Peter Saul, Joint-Chair - RCGP Cymru Wales

Mark Griffiths, Chair - Community Pharmacy Wales

Suzanne Scott-Thomas, Chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board- Royal Pharmaceutical Society

 

Paper 2 – Royal College of General Practitioners

Paper 3 – Community Pharmacy Wales

Paper 4 – Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Wales

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru Wales, Community Pharmacy Wales and Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales.

3.2 The Chair declared that his daughter holds a position as a pharmacy assistant.

(11.20-12.05)

4.

COVID-19: Evidence session with Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons, and Royal College of Nursing Wales

Richard Johnson, Royal College of Surgeons Director in Wales

Dr Olwen Williams, RCP Vice President for Wales

Lisa Turnbull, Policy, Parliamentary and Public Affairs Manager, Royal College of Nursing Wales

 

Paper 5 – Royal College of Physicians

Paper 6 – Royal College of Surgeons

 

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee receveid evidence from Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons, and Royal College of Nursing Wales.

(12.05)

5.

Paper(s) to note

5.1

Letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Committee's inquiry into health and social care in the adult prison estate in Wales

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee noted the letter.

5.2

Letter from the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Committee's inquiry into health and social care in the adult prison estate in Wales

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Minutes:

5.2 The Committee noted the letter.

5.3

Public experiences of Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) in Wales: Research commissioned by Senedd Cymru and produced in consultation with Senedd Research

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Minutes:

5.3 The Committee noted the research paper.

5.4

Letter from the Chair to local health boards regarding waiting times

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Minutes:

5.4 The Committee noted the letter.

5.5

Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding waiting times funding

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Minutes:

5.5 The Committee noted the letter.

(12.05)

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of today’s meeting.

(12.05-12.15)

7.

COVID-19: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.15-12.30)

8.

Forward work programme

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