Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5 Ty Hywel and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Meeting time: 09.32 - 12.10
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13578


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Russell George MS (Chair)

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Gareth Davies MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Jack Sargeant MS

Vikki Howells MS (in place of Joyce Watson MS)

Witnesses:

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services
Sue Tranka, Welsh Government

Gill Knight, Welsh Government

Dr Emily Marchant, Swansea University

Committee Staff:

Sarah Beasley (Clerk)

Claire Morris (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Philippa Watkins (Researcher)

Amy Clifton (Researcher)

Rebekah James (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 Joyce Watson MS, Vikki Howells MS attended in her place.

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2       Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales.

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3       Paper(s) to note

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3.1   Letter from Chair, Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing regarding the ongoing work relating to the mental health of children and young people

3.1 The Committed noted the letter.

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3.2   Response from the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing to the Chair, Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding the ongoing work relating to the mental health of children and young people

3.2 The Committed noted the response.

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3.3   Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair regarding the six-monthly update on progress with the special measures intervention at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

3.3 The Committed noted the letter.

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3.4   Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding additional financial support for the NHS

3.4 The Committed noted the letter.

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3.5   Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair regarding additional financial support for the NHS

3.5 The Committed noted the response.

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3.6   Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the NICE draft guidance on the provision of Kaftrio

3.6 The Committed noted the letter.

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3.7   Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair regarding the NICE draft guidance on the provision of Kaftrio

3.7 The Committed noted the response.

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4       Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5       Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and identified areas for inclusion in its report.

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6       Health literacy: briefing from Dr Emily Marchant, Lecturer in Education, Swansea University

6.1 The Committee received a briefing from Dr Emily Marchant.

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7       Forward work programme

7.1 The Committee agreed its forward work programme for the spring term and identified inquiries to pursue for the remainder of this Senedd term.

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8       Procedures for the scrutiny of legislation relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and UK-wide common policy frameworks

8.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Business Committee and agreed to write setting out its views on the proposals for changes to Standing Orders.

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