Agenda and minutes

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1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Lynne Neagle AM.

(09.30 - 10.30)

2.

Inquiry into medical recruitment - evidence session 3 - BMA Cymru Wales and Royal College of Physicians

Dr Charlotte Jones, Chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (Wales)

Dr Trevor Pickersgill, Chair of the BMA’s Welsh Consultants Committee

Dr Gareth Llewelyn FRCP, RCP vice president for Wales

Lowri Jackson, RCP senior policy and public affairs adviser for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of BMA Cymru Wales and the Royal College of Physicians.

2.2 Dr Jones agreed to provide the Committee with a paper addressing crown indemnity and the Welsh Risk Pool.

 

(10.35 - 11.35)

3.

Inquiry into medical recruitment - evidence session 4 - Royal College of General Practitioners and GP Survival

Dr Rebecca Payne, Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Isolde Shore-Nye, Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Linda Dykes, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Ysbyty Gwynedd and GPwSI in Community Geriatrics, BCUHB (West)

Dr Sara Bodey, GP partner Bradley's Practice, Buckley, Flintshire (GP Survival)

Dr Heidi Phillips, GP Partner Fforestfach Medical Centre, Swansea and Director of Admissions for Swansea Graduate Entry Medicine programme (GP Survival)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of General Practitioners, GP Survival, and from Dr Linda Dykes.

(11.40 - 12.20)

4.

Inquiry into medical recruitment - evidence session 5 - Professor Dean Williams

Professor Dean Williams, Bangor Medical School

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received evidence from Professor Williams.

5.

Paper(s) to note

5.1

Stage 1 scrutiny of the Public Health (Wales) Bill - Additional information from the Minister for Social Services and Public Health

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1.a The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Social Services and Public Health.

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(12.20 - 12.25)

7.

Inquiry into medical recruitment - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence given during items 2, 3 and 4.

(12.25 - 12.30)

8.

Inquiry into primary care - consideration of plans for future meetings

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee discussed the future plans for its inquiry into primary care and agreed to visit a number of GP cluster networks, and agreed to hold stakeholders events; details to be confirmed.