Agenda and minutes

Health and Social Care Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 24 March 2022 09.00

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Helen Finlayson

Expected timing: Hybrid

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Transcript: Transcript for 24/03/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. 1.2 Apologies were received from Rhun ap Iorwerth MS.
(09.30-10.45)	2.	Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services View the background to item 2. Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services Albert Heaney, Chief Social Care Officer for Wales – Welsh Government Nick Wood, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales – Welsh Government Research brief Paper 1 – Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper 1 - Welsh Government , item 2. PDF 252 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services. 2.2 The Deputy Minister for Social Services declared that she trained and worked as a social worker. 2.3 Mike Hedges MS suggested the Committee write to the Minister for Climate Change seeking information on the number of people in each local authority waiting for disabled facilities grants to be approved and implemented.
(10.45)	3.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of today's meeting View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
(10.45-11.00)	4.	Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: consideration of evidence View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and identified areas for inclusion in the report.
(11.10-12.10)	5.	Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation View the background to item 5. Andy Bell, Deputy Chief Executive - Centre for Mental Health Dr Antonis Kousoulis, Director for England and Wales – Mental Health Foundation Research brief Paper 2 – Centre for Mental Health Paper 3 – Mental Health Foundation Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Paper 2 - Centre for Mental Health , item 5. PDF 292 KB View as HTML (5./2) 30 KB Paper 3 - Mental Health Foundation , item 5. PDF 463 KB Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received evidence from a representative of the Centre for Mental Health and the Mental Health Foundation.
(13.00-14.00)	6.	Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales View the background to item 6. Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Kirrin Spiby-Davidson, Policy Adviser, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Heléna Herklots, Older People's Commissioner for Wales Paper 4 – Children’s Commissioner for Wales Paper 5 – Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Supporting documents: Paper 4 - Children's Commissioner for Wales , item 6. PDF 930 KB View as HTML (6./1) 106 KB Paper 5 - Older People's Commissioner for Wales , item 6. PDF 578 KB Minutes: 6.1 The Committee received evidence from the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales.
(14.00)	7.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 7.
	7.1	Letter from Chair, Petitions Committee to the Chair regarding petition P-06-1241 Welsh Government to meet with a wider audience of unpaid carers View the background to item 7.1 Supporting documents: PTN 1 - Letter from Chair, Petitions Committee to the Chair regarding petition P-06-1241 Welsh Government to meet with a wider audience of unpaid carers , item 7.1 PDF 279 KB Minutes: 7.1 The Committee noted the letter.
	7.2	Welsh Government response to Committee's report on the Welsh Government draft budget 2022-23 View the background to item 7.2 Supporting documents: PTN 2 - Welsh Government response to Committee's report on the Welsh Government draft budget 2022-23 , item 7.2 PDF 592 KB View as HTML (7.2/1) 126 KB Minutes: 7.2 The Committee noted the response.
(14.00-14.15)	8.	Mental health inequalities: consideration of evidence View the background to item 8. Consultation responses Paper 6 – Engagement findings Paper 7 – Next steps for the inquiry Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 18 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 19 View the reasons why document 8./2 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed its approach to the next stage of the inquiry.
(14.15 - 14.30)	9.	Forward work programme View the background to item 9. Paper 8 – forward work programme Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 21 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee agreed to return to the discussion after Easter recess.
(14.30 - 15.15)	10.	Impact of the waiting times backlog on people in Wales who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: consideration of draft report View the background to item 10. Paper 9 – draft report Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 23 View the reasons why document 10./1 is restricted Minutes: 10.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to minor amendments which will be agreed via email.
(15.15-15.30)	11.	Women and girls' health: consideration of letter View the background to item 11. Paper 10 – draft letter Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 25 View the reasons why document 11./1 is restricted Minutes: 11.1 The Committee agreed the letter.

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