Health and Social Care Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.15 - 12.23

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/2648

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Rees AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Janet Finch-Saunders AM

John Griffiths AM

Elin Jones AM

Darren Millar AM

Lynne Neagle AM

Gwyn R Price AM

Kirsty Williams AM (for items 2 - 7)

Lindsay Whittle AM

Peter Black AM (In place of Kirsty Williams AM for item 1)

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Mark Drakeford AM, the Minister for Health and Social Services

Kate Johnson, Welsh Government

David Pritchard, Welsh Government

Mari Williams, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Llinos Madeley (Clerk)

Helen Finlayson (Second Clerk)

Sian Giddins (Deputy Clerk)

Rhys Morgan (Deputy Clerk)

Enrico Carpanini (Legal Adviser)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Gareth Pembridge (Legal Adviser)

Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

Stephen Boyce (Researcher)

Amy Clifton (Researcher)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

Philippa Watkins (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

 

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1    Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: consideration of key issues

1.1 The Committee considered the key issues that have arisen during its consideration of the general principles of the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill.

 

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2    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.1 No apologies were received.

2.2 For the item relating to the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill, Peter Black substituted for Kirsty Williams.

 

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3    Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1

3.1 The Minister responded to questions from Members.

3.2 The Minister agreed to provide:

·         a note on any financial assessment, beyond that set out in the Explanatory Memorandum, that has been made in relation to whether to require the registration of domiciliary care workers and adult care home workers;

·         an outline of the information that is expected to be included in the local market stability reports that local authorities will be required to prepare and publish under section 144B of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (to be inserted by section 55 of the Bill);

·         an indication of the expected timescales for publication of draft regulations under section 60(6) and (7) relating to Ministers’ ability under section 60 to assess the financial sustainability of a service provider.

 

 

 

 

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4    Papers to note

 

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4.1  Minutes of the meeting on 11 March 2015

4.1a The Committee noted the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March.

 

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4.2  Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill: correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services

4.2a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

 

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4.3  Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill: correspondence from the Children, Young People and Education Committee

4.3a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

 

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4.4  Inquiry into the GP workforce in Wales: correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services

4.4a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

 

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5    Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and for item 1 of the meeting on 23 April 2015

5.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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6    Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence received

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services to seek additional information in relation to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill.

 

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7    Inquiry into the performance of Ambulance Services in Wales: consideration of draft letter

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Deputy Minister for Health, subject to minor amendments.

 

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