Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 19 June 2017

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.59
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4112

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Neil Hamilton AM Mike Hedges AM Neil McEvoy AM Rhianon Passmore AM Lee Waters AM
Witnesses:	Rory Farrelly, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Mark Griffiths, Community Pharmacy Wales Karen Gully, Powys Teaching Health Board Judy Henley, Community Pharmacy Wales Elen Jones, Community Pharmacy Wales Suzanne Scott-Thomas, Cwm Taf University Health Board Carol Shillabeer, Powys Teaching Health Board Judith Vincent, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Cheryl Way, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Allison Williams, Cwm Taf University Health Board
Wales Audit Office:	Dave Thomas
Committee Staff:	Fay Bowen (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the Committee.

1.2 There were no apologies from Members. Apologies were received from the Auditor General for Wales.

1.3 Lee Waters AM declared an interest in that his wife is employed by Cwm Taf University Health Board (Item 4).

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.2 It was agreed that the Chair will write to the Permanent Secretary regarding the challenges digitalisation will bring to the Welsh Government and advise her that the Committee wish to discuss this issue with her further when she next attends Committee.

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2.1 Introductory Session: Additional information from the Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government on Digitalisation (1 June 2017)

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3 Medicines Management: Evidence Session 2

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Judy Henley, Director of Contractor Services, Community Pharmacy Wales; Mark Griffiths, Chair of Community Pharmacy Wales; Elen Jones, Practice and Policy lead for Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales and Cheryl Way, RPS Board Member (Principal Pharmacist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and National Pharmacy and Medicines Management Lead, NHS Wales Informatics Service) as part of their inquiry into medicines management.

3.2 The Committee noted that Elen Jones had attended in place of Mair Davies, Director of RPS Wales due to sickness.

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4 Medicines Management: Evidence Session 3

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Allison Williams, Chief Executive, Cwm Taf University Health Board; Suzanne Scott-Thomas, Chief Pharmacist, Cwm Taf University Health Board; Professor Rory Farrelly, Acting Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Nursing and Patient Evidence, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board; Judith Vincent, Clinical Director for Pharmacy and Medicines Management, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board; Carol Shillabeer, Chief Executive, Powys Teaching Health Board and Karen Gully, Medical Director, Powys Teaching Health Board as part of their inquiry into medicines management.

4.2 Judith Vincent agreed to provide additional information on the work Professor Routledge is facilitating with experts on medicines related admissions regarding patient safety.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Medicines Management: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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