Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:

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

Meeting date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Meeting time: 09.32 - 12.29
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13866

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Russell George MS (Chair) Mabon ap Gwynfor MS Gareth Davies MS Jack Sargeant MS Joyce Watson MS
Witnesses:	Oliver John, Royal College Mental Health Expert Advisory Group Wales Professor James Walters, Royal College of Psychiatrists Andy Bell, Centre for Mental Health Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer, Welsh Government Nick Thomas, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Sarah Beasley (Clerk) Claire Morris (Second Clerk) Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk) Angharad Lewis (Researcher) Sarah Hatherley (Researcher) Rebekah James (Researcher) Delyth Wiliams (Official)

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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 Sarah Murphy MS.

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2 Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives

2.1 The Committee received evidence from mental health representatives.

2.2 Oliver John, Chair – Royal College Mental Health Expert Advisory Group agreed to write to the Committee regarding the delivery of integrated support to people with long-term conditions who live in nursing homes and care homes.

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3 Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 5 ,6 and 9 of today's meeting

3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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4 Supporting people with chronic conditions: consideration of evidence

4.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

4.2 The Committee agreed to write to the panel about the support available for children and young people with chronic conditions as they move from paediatric to adult care.

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5 Forward work programme

5.1 The Committee agreed its forward work programme for the summer term.

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6 Area of Research Interest: health literacy

6.1 The Committee agreed the areas for discussion in the paper.

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7 Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales

7.1 The Committee received evidence from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales.

7.2 The Chief Medical Officer for Wales agreed to write to the Committee with details of the protocol developed to address communication problems between primary and secondary care.

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8 Paper(s) to note

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8.1 Letter to the Chair from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding violence against women and girls

8.1 The Committee noted the letter and that another Senedd committee was undertaking a piece of work in this area.

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8.2 Letter to the Chair from the Older People's Commissioner for Wales regarding access to GP practices in Wales: older people's experiences

8.2 The Committee noted the letter.

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8.3 Letter to Committee Chairs from Chair, Finance Committee regarding the scrutiny of the draft budget

8.3. The Committee noted the letter and agreed to write to the Finance Committee Chair.

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9 Supporting people with chronic conditions: consideration of evidence

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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