Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Meeting time: 09.33 - 11.35
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4415

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Suzy Davies AM (In place of Angela Burns AM) Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Caroline Jones AM Lynne Neagle AM
Witnesses:	Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services Huw Irranca-Davies AM, Minister for Children and Social Care Simon Dean, Welsh Government Alan Brace, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Sian Thomas (Clerk) Sian Giddins (Deputy Clerk) Stephen Boyce (Researcher) Amy Clifton (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Jayne Bryant AM, Julie Morgan AM and Angela Burns AM and Suzy Davies AM substituted for Angela Burns AM.

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2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2018-19 - evidence session 1 - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services and the Minister for Children and Social Care

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, the Minister for Children and Social Care and their officials.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with further information to clarify if the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 allows for pooling from other sources in a similar way to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

2.3 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the Committee with further information outlining the proposals he has approved as to how health boards will utilise the additional investment to reduce waiting times.

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3 Paper(s) to note

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3.1 Use of antipsychotic medication in care homes - Additional information from the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales

3.1a The Committee noted the additional information from the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales in relation to the inquiry into the use of antipsychotic medication in care homes.

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3.2 Use of antipsychotic medication in care homes - Additional information from Hywel Dda University Health Board and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

3.2a The Committee noted the additional information from Hywel Dda University Health Board and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in relation to the inquiry into the use of antipsychotic medication in care homes.

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3.3 Use of antipsychotic medication in care homes - Additional information from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists in relation to the inquiry into the use of antipsychotic medication in care homes.

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3.4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport regarding cancer waiting times

3.4a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport regarding cancer waiting times.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2018-19 - consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence given during item 2 of the meeting.

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