Agenda - Health and Social Care Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5, Ty Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 6 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Sarah Beasley

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddHealth@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

(9.00-9.30)

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Public meeting

(9.30-12.25)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(9.30)                                                                                                               

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2       Inquiry into the future of general practice: evidence session 5

(9.30-11.00)                                                                               (Pages 1 - 26)

Professor Adrian Edwards, Professor of General Practice, Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University

Dr Neil James, Deep End Cymru Chair and GP Partner in the Gwent Valleys

Joanna Watts-Jane, Deep End Cymru Deputy Chair and Business Manager at Hirwaun Surgery

Dr Jonny Currie, Deep End Cymru Policy Lead and GP Partner at Ringland Surgery in Newport, and Consultant in Public Health with Cardiff and Vale Health Board

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Professor Adrian Edwards; consultation response.

Paper 2 – Deep End Cymru; consultation response

 

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Break

(11.00-11.10)

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3       Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales: evidence session 6

(11.10-12.25)                                                                                                  

Sam Hall, Director of Primary, Community and Mental Health Digital Services – Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)

Mr Rhidian Hurle, Executive Medical Director (DHCW)

Dr Sayma Ahmed, Associate Medical Director for Primary Care (DHCW)

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4       Papers to note

(12.25)                                                                                                             

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4.1   Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care re revised publication schedule of the second six-monthly report on progress toward the transition of a not-for -profit model of care for children looked-after

                                                                                                 (Pages 27 - 28)

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4.2   Letter to Chief Executives of Swansea Bay University Health Board (UHB) and Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) regarding the lack of Band 5 adult nursing positions within Swansea Bay UHB.

                                                                                                 (Pages 29 - 30)

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

(12.25)                                                                                                             

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Private Meeting

(12:25 - 13:25)

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6       Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales:  Consideration of evidence

(12.25-12.40)                                                                                                  

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7       Ophthalmology Services in Wales: consideration of draft report

(12.40-13.15)                                                                         (Pages 31 - 112)

Paper 3 - Ophthalmology Services in Wales: draft report

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8       Correspondence from the Petitions Committee

(13.15-13.25)                                                                       (Pages 113 - 116)

Paper 4 - Letter from Chair of Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1544: Take urgent action to improve the NHS in West Wales, and address the crisis at Glangwili hospital.

 

Paper 5 -Letter from Chair of Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1518 Provide more timely and accessible Mental Health support for children under 10, including by referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

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