Agenda - Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5, Ty Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 4 December 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

(9.30-14.15)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(9.30)                                                                                                               

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2       Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 1

(9.30-10.45)                                                                               (Pages 1 - 14)

Adult Carers

-Ann Soley

-Judith Russell

-Sue Rendell

-Chris Kemp-Philp

 

 

Research Brief

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Break

(10:45 - 11.00)

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3       Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 2

(11.00-12.15)                                                                                                  

Global Majority Carers

-Hazel Lim

-Jusna Begum

-Runa Begum

-Bobbi-Jo Haarhof

-Kalpana Natarajan

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Lunch

(12:15 -13:00)

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4       Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 3

(13.00-14.15)                                                                                                  

Younger Carers

-Albie Summers

-Elektra Thomas

-Ffion Haf-Scott

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5       Paper(s) to note

(14:15)                                                                                                             

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5.1   Welsh Government's response to the Supplementary legislative Consent: Terminally Ill Adults( End of Life) Bill report

                                                                                                 (Pages 15 - 21)

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5.2   Letter from Chair of Petitions Committee re P-06-1444 Women of North Wales have the right to have a Menopause Services/Clinic in Ysbyty Gwynedd

                                                                                                 (Pages 22 - 23)

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5.3   Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care regarding the UK Rare Diseases Framework

                                                                                                 (Pages 24 - 25)

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5.4   Letter from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing regarding the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum in respect of UK Government amendments to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 26 - 27)

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5.5   Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs regarding the tenth meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

                                                                                                           (Page 28)

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5.6   Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding the Inter-Ministerial Group meeting for Health and Social Care

                                                                                                           (Page 29)

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5.7   Letter from the Welsh NHS Confederation’s Health and Wellbeing Alliance in relation to the development of the new Dementia Action Plan

                                                                                                 (Pages 30 - 31)

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and our next meeting on Wednesday 10 December

(14.15)                                                                                                             

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Private Meeting

(14.15-15.00)

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7       Improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of evidence

(14.15-14.20)                                                                                                  

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8       Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales: consideration of key issues

(14.20-15.00)                                                                           (Pages 32 - 44)

Paper 1 – Future of General Practice: Key issues

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