Agenda - Health and Social Care Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5, Ty Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 26 February 2026

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

(09.00-09.30)

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Public meeting

(09.30-10.15)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2       Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

(09.30-10.15)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 39)

Andrew Morgan, Welsh Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Pre-appointment hearing questionnaire

Paper 2 – Welsh Government briefing

Paper 3 – Information for candidates

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3       Papers to note

(10.15)                                                                                                             

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3.1   Letter from the Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1543: Keep weekend opening at Cardigan minor injuries unit

                                                                                                           (Page 40)

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3.2   Supplementary evidence from Carers Trust Wales and Carers Wales to support the inquiry into improving support for unpaid carers following the Minister’s evidence session on 22 January

                                                                                                 (Pages 41 - 43)

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3.3   Letter from the Petitions Committee re Petitions P-06-1551: Stop the Welsh Government’s Harmful Changes to NHS Dentistry and P-06-1557: Introduce guaranteed NHS dental treatment for the population of Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 44 - 45)

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3.4   Letter to Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) re ophthalmology services in Wales

                                                                                                           (Page 46)

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3.5   Response from Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) re ophthalmology services in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 47 - 50)

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3.6   Optometry Wales views on the Welsh Government's response to our report on ophthalmology services in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 51 - 53)

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3.7   RNIB Cymru views on the Welsh Government's response to our report on ophthalmology services in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 54 - 60)

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3.8   The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) views on the Welsh Government's response to our report on ophthalmology services in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 61 - 64)

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

(10.15)                                                                                                             

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Private meeting

(10.15-10.35)

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5       Pre-appointment hearing: consideration of evidence

(10.15-10.30)                                                                           (Pages 65 - 69)

Paper 4 – Draft report

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6       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

(10.30-10.35)                                                                           (Pages 70 - 76)

Paper 5 – Legal Advice Note (LAN) on Memorandum No.4 for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

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