Agenda - Health and Social Care Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5, Ty Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 17 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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1       Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government: consideration of draft report

(9.00-9.30)                                                                                 (Pages 1 - 41)

Paper 1 – Draft report: Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government

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Public meeting

(9.30-12.15)

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2       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(9.30)                                                                                                               

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

(9.30-10.45)                                                                             (Pages 42 - 95)

 

Kate Cubbage, Director of Wales, Carers Trust Wales.

Greg Thomas, Chief Executive of Neath Port Talbot Carers Centre, Carers Trust Wales.

Rob Simkins, Head of Policy and Public Affairs - Wales

Carers Wales.

 

Research brief

Paper 2 – Carers Trust Wales: Consultation response

Paper 3 – Carers Wales: Consultation response

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Break

(10:45 - 11.00)

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4       Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 5

(11.00-12.15)                                                                         (Pages 96 - 108)

Catrin Perry, Head of Adult Services in Conwy and Chair of AWASH -ADSS Cymru

Cllr Jane Gebbie - Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Social Services, Health and Wellbeing, Bridgend County Borough Council and WLGA Spokesperson for Health and Social Care

Cllr Dilwyn Morgan - Cabinet Member Adults, Health and Wellbeing, Cygnor Gwynedd and WLGA Spokesperson for Health and Social Care

 

Paper 4 – ADSS Cymru: Consultation response

Paper 5 – WLGA: Consultation response

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5       Paper(s) to note

(12:15)                                                                                                             

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5.1   Letter from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing regarding the Competition and Markets Authority’s Report on Infant Formula

                                                                                                         (Page 109)

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5.2   Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care regarding the Welsh Government's second report on the progress toward the transition to a not-for-profit model

                                                                                                         (Page 110)

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5.3   Letter to Health and Education Improvement Wales (HEIW) and Swansea Bay University Health Board regarding Band 5 adult nursing positions within Swansea Bay Health Board

                                                                                             (Pages 111 - 112)

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5.4   Response from HEIW and Swansea Bay University Health Board in relation to Band 5 adult nursing positions within Swansea Bay Health Board

                                                                                             (Pages 113 - 119)

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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

(12.15)                                                                                                             

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Private Meeting

(12.15-12.30)

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

(12.15-12.25)                                                                                                  

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8       Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government: consideration of draft report

(12.25-12.30)                                                                                                  

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