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Transcript View the meeting transcript. |
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(09.00) |
Introductions, apologies and substitutions Supporting documents:
Minutes: 1.1
Apologies were received from John Griffiths. Jenny Rathbone substituted. 1.2
For items relating to the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill, Peter Black
substituted for Kirsty Williams. |
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(09.00 - 10.10) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: evidence session 14 Kirsty
Williams AM, Member in charge of the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill Lisa
Salkeld, Legal Services, National Assembly for Wales Commission Philippa
Watkins, Research Service, National Assembly for Wales Commission Safe
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill Minutes: 2.1
Kirsty Williams, the Member in charge of the Bill, responded to questions from
Members. |
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(10.15 - 11.45) |
Scrutiny of the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Health: general and financial scrutiny Mark
Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Vaughan
Gething AM, Deputy Minister for Health Dr Andrew Goodall,
Director General, Health & Social Services Albert Heaney, Director of
Social Services & Integration Dr Ruth Hussey, Chief
Medical Officer Martin
Sollis, Director of Finance Department of Health and Social Services Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Minister and Deputy Minister responded to questions from Members. 3.2
The Minister agreed to: ·
provide
background statistical information relating to the number of individuals in
Wales who have chronic illnesses and the number in receipt of treatments; ·
alert
the Committee when the national report of the Trusted to Care spot checks of
older people’s mental health wards in Wales is published; ·
write
to the Committee to provide details of the capital programme allocations in
Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board’s draft three-year plan, with specific
reference to any plans for the development of Ysbyty Gwynedd’s emergency
department; and ·
review
the Welsh Government’s guidance in relation to local health board service
change to ensure that it provides adequately for engagement with staff who
might be affected. |
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(11.45 - 12.25) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: evidence session 15 Melanie
Minty, Care Forum Wales Anne
Thomas, Linc Cymru and representing Care Forum Wales Michele
Millard, Spire Cardiff Hospital and representing Welsh Independent Healthcare
Association Simon
Rogers, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. |
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(12.25) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6, 7 and 12 of the meeting and for item 1 of the meeting on 25 March 2015 Minutes: 5.1
The motion was agreed. |
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(12.25 - 12.30) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence received Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1 The Committee
considered the evidence received. 6.2
The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services to
request clarification about whether the Acuity Tool Governance Framework (when
validated) will include fixed staffing ratios that apply to all medical and
surgical adult in-patient wards. |
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(12.30 - 12.35) |
Scrutiny of the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Health: consideration of evidence received Minutes: 7.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. 7.2
The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services in
relation to guidance on safe levels of locum use. |
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(13.30 - 14.10) |
Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse: evidence session 7 Sue
Goodman, the Wallich Antonia
Watson, the Wallich Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. |
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(14.15 - 14.55) |
Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse: evidence session 8 Stephen
Coole, NUS Wales Lucy-Ann
Henry, NUS Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 9.2
The witnesses agreed to:
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(14.55 - 15.45) |
Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse: evidence session 9 Inspector
Nick McLain, Gwent Police Paul
Roberts, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons Assistant
Chief Constable Jon Stratford, Association of Chief Police Officers Supporting documents:
Minutes: 10.2
The witnesses agreed to:
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(15.45) |
Papers to note |
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Minutes of the meeting held on 5 March 2015 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 11.1a
The Committee agreed to amend the minute of the meeting on 5 March to include
details of the additional information Members agreed to request from local
health boards and the Welsh Independent Healthcare Association regarding the Safe
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill. |
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Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum - Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill: correspondence from the Presiding Officer Supporting documents: Minutes: 11.2a
The Committee noted the correspondence and agreed to write to the Presiding
Officer to highlight the importance of the Assembly’s
role in scrutinising LCMs. |
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Correspondence from the Petitions Committee: P-04-625 Support for Safe Nursing Staffing Levels Supporting documents: Minutes: 11.3a
The Committee noted the correspondence. |
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(15.45 - 16.00) |
Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse: consideration of evidence received Minutes: 12.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. |