Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:05 - 10:42

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_08_10_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Darren Millar (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM

Mike Hedges

Julie Morgan

Jenny Rathbone

Aled Roberts

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

David Sissling, Director General for Health and Social Services, Welsh Government

Albert Heaney, Welsh Government

Alistair Davey, Deputy Director Social Services Policy and Strategy

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office

Paul Dimblebee, Group Director - Performance Audit, WAO

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Fay Buckle (Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

 

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2    National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare: Evidence from the Welsh Government

2.1 The Committee questioned David Sissling Director General for Health & Social Services/Chief Executive, NHS Wales, Albert Heaney,  Director of Social Services and Alistair Davey, Deputy Director Social Services Policy and Strategy on the National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare.

 

Action points

 

The Welsh Government agreed to provide cumulative data identifying the number of claims being processed, clearance levels and the number of challenges made to outcomes.

 

The Welsh Government agreed to provide a detailed breakdown of cases logged both before and since 2010.

 

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3    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

3.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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4    National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare: Consideration of evidence

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received on National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare and agreed to consider the additional information from the Welsh Government when received and prepare a report. It was also agreed to invite David Sissling back to Committee in the summer 2014 term to receive an update on the framework.

 

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5    Appointment of non-executive Members and Chair of the Wales Audit Office Board

5.1 The Committee noted the report and agreed with the panel’s recommendations.

 

5.2 The Report will be published on 9 October 2013.

 

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