Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 29 April 2019

Meeting time: 13.16 - 15.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5449

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Neil Hamilton AM Rhianon Passmore AM Adam Price AM Jenny Rathbone AM
Witnesses:	Dr Andrew Goodall, Welsh Government Simon Dean, Welsh Government Judith Paget, Aneurin Bevan Health Board
Wales Audit Office:	Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales Stephen Lisle Dave Thomas
Committee Staff:	Fay Bowen (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.

1.2 Apologies were received from Vikki Howells AM. There was no substitution.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1 Primary care out-of-hours service: Additional information from Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (March 2019)

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2.2 Natural Resources Wales: Update from Welsh Government on implementation of Report Recommendations (April 2019)

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2.3 Medicines Management: Letter from Welsh Government (April 2019)

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3 The Welsh Government’s relationship with Pinewood: Consideration of Welsh Government's Response

3.1 Members considered the response and agreed to write to the Welsh Government to obtain a copy of the lessons learnt report referred to in the response.

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4 Primary care out-of-hours service: Evidence session with the Welsh Government

4.1 Members received evidence from Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General of Health and Social Services and Chief Executive NHS Wales; Simon Dean, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales, and Judith Paget, Chief Executive Aneurin Bevan University Health Board as part of the inquiry into Primary Care out-of-hours service.

4.2 Dr Goodall agreed to send further information on:

· the Primary Care Board’s evaluation of arrangements made by health boards to ensure demand was met over the winter months

· the quality indicators that are currently being monitored

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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 Primary care out-of-hours service: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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7 Committee working practices and procedures

7.1 Member considered and noted the remit of the Committee.

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