Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Meeting time: 09.02 - 12.26
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/11047


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Dai Lloyd MS (Chair)

Jayne Bryant MS

Angela Burns MS

Lynne Neagle MS

David Rees MS

Witnesses:

Alyson Thomas, Board of Community Health Councils

Geoff Ryall-Harvey, North Wales Community Health Council

Donna Coleman, Hywel Dda Community Health Council

Angela Mutlow, Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council

Richard Johnson, Royal College of Surgeons

Mark Griffiths, Community Pharmacy Wales

Suzanne Scott-Thomas, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Professor Peter Saul, Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Olwen Williams, Royal College of Physicians

Lisa Turnbull, Royal College of Nursing

Committee Staff:

Helen Finlayson (Clerk)

Claire Morris (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Dr Paul Worthington (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Rhun ap Iorwerth MS.

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2       COVID-19: Evidence session with Community Health Councils in Wales

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Community Health Councils in Wales.

2.2 Jayne Bryant MS declared that her mother is a voluntary member of Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council.

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3       COVID-19: Evidence session with Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru Wales, Community Pharmacy Wales and Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru Wales, Community Pharmacy Wales and Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales.

3.2 The Chair declared that his daughter holds a position as a pharmacy assistant.

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4       COVID-19: Evidence session with Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons, and Royal College of Nursing Wales

4.1 The Committee received evidence from Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons, and Royal College of Nursing Wales.

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5       Paper(s) to note

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5.1   Letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Committee's inquiry into health and social care in the adult prison estate in Wales

5.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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5.2   Letter from the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Committee's inquiry into health and social care in the adult prison estate in Wales

5.2 The Committee noted the letter.

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5.3   Public experiences of Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) in Wales: Research commissioned by Senedd Cymru and produced in consultation with Senedd Research

5.3 The Committee noted the research paper.

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5.4   Letter from the Chair to local health boards regarding waiting times

5.4 The Committee noted the letter.

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5.5   Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding waiting times funding

5.5 The Committee noted the letter.

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

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion to exclude the public from the remainder of today’s meeting.

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7       COVID-19: Consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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8       Forward work programme

8.1 The Committee discussed the forward work programme paper and agreed the proposed approach and suggested witnesses.

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