Agenda and minutes

Health and Social Care Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 18 November 2021 09.00

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Helen Finlayson 

Expected timing: Hybrid 

Media

Senedd.TV: View the webcast

Transcript: Transcript for 18/11/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee

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 Joyce Watson MS declared that a close family member is a member of the Royal College of Nursing.

(09.30-10.45)

2.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with primary care organisations

Professor Peter Saul, Joint Chair - Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru-Wales

Helen Whyley, Director - Royal College of Nursing Wales

Judy Thomas, Director of Contractor Services - Community Pharmacy Wales
Elen Jones, Director - Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales

Research brief

Paper 1 – written evidence from the Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru-Wales

Paper 2 – written evidence from the Royal College of Nursing Wales

Paper 3 – written evidence from Community Pharmacy Wales

Paper 4- written evidence from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of primary care organisations.
2.2 The Chair informed Members and witnesses that this was Professor Peter Saul’s last day of his three year term as RCGP Joint-Chair, and wished him well for the future.

(11.00-12.00)

3.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with mental health and psychological support organisations

Professor Euan Hails, Director of Clinical and Therapeutic Services – Hafal

Simon Jones, Head of Policy and Influencing- Mind Cymru

 

Paper 5 – written evidence from Adferiad Recovery

Paper 6 – written evidence from Mind Cymru

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of mental health and psychological support organisations.

3.2 Rhun ap Iorwerth MS declared that he is Co-Chair of the Long Covid Cross Party Group.

(12.00)

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair regarding the Public Health Protection and Health Security Provisional Common Framework

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.2

Letter from the Chair to the Ministers with follow up questions from the general scrutiny session on 23 September 2021

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2 The Committee noted the letter.

4.3

Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding follow up questions from the general scrutiny session on 23 September 2021

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.3 Mike Hedges MS noted that he was not content with the written response from the Minister for Health and Social Services in answer to the question he had raised about whether local authorities were spending their standard spending assessments and expenditure.

4.4

Letter from Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Chair regarding the Mental Health Review Tribunal: Annual Report 2020-21

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4 The Committee noted the letter.

4.5

Letter from the Professional Standards Authority to the Chair regarding the LCM for the Health and Care Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.5 The Committee noted the letter.

4.6

Letter from Chair, Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.6 The Committee noted the letter.

4.7

Response from the Chair to the letter from Chair, Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.7 The Committee noted the response.

4.8

Letter from Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the UK/Switzerland: Convention on social security coordination

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.8 The Committee noted the letter.

(12.00)

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(12.00-12.15)

6.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and identified issues to raise in future evidence and Committee outputs.

(12.15-12.30)

7.

Sixth Senedd Health and Social Care Committee Strategy

Paper 7 – Sixth Senedd Health and Social Care Committee Strategy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee agreed its strategy document subject to minor additions and asked officials to prepare a version of the strategy for publication.

(12.30-12.45)

8.

Common frameworks: consideration of approach

Paper 8 – common frameworks briefing note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services and Public Health Wales to seek additional information to inform its scrutiny of the Public Health Protection and Health Security Common Framework.

(12.45-13.00)

9.

Welsh Government’s Health and Social Care Winter Plan 2021 to 2022: consideration of approach

Paper 9 - Welsh Government’s Health and Social Care Winter Plan 2021 to 2022: scoping paper

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee agreed the suggested approach.

 

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