Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 05/07/2018 - 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        There were no apologies.

 

(09.30 - 11.00)

2.

General scrutiny: Evidence session with Public Health Wales

Dr Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive, Public Health Wales

Huw George, Deputy CEO, Executive Director of Operations and Finance, Public Health Wales

Dr Quentin Sandifer, Executive Director of Public Health Service/Medical Director, Public Health Wales

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The representatives from Public Health Wales responded to questions from Members of the Committee and agreed to provide the following additional information in writing:

  • An infographic used by Public Health Wales in dealing with adverse childhood experiences;
  • Details of resilience work being done in relation to child and adolescent mental health services;
  • The report by Public Health Wales relating to neglect being an adverse childhood experience;
  • Details of how funding is prioritised, including how Public Health Wales’ health improvement programme spend is broken down across the life course;
  • A breakdown of how staff are allocated across Public Health Wales, including the balance between research and delivery roles;
  • Whether details are available on the number of people who survive sepsis but experience a reduced quality of life as a consequence;
  • A copy of Public Health Wales’ performance progress report;

Details of capacity to respond to the expected increase in screening for bowel cancer when the new Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) test is introduced.

(11.00)

3.

Paper(s) to note

3.1

Letter from Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee: Forward work programme: areas of shared interest - 26 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1a The Committee noted the letter.

3.2

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services: Out of Hours services in Wales - 26 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.2a The Committee noted the letter.

(11.00)

4.

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

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.

(11.00 - 11.10)

5.

General scrutiny: Evidence session with Public Health Wales: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had received from Public Health Wales.

(11.10 - 11.40)

6.

Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed its forward work programme and agreed to undertake a one-day inquiry into dentistry in Wales and an inquiry into the Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014 in relation to carers.