Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Meeting time: 09.23 - 11.56
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5763

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Jayne Bryant AM Angela Burns AM Helen Mary Jones AM Lynne Neagle AM David Rees AM
Witnesses:	Vaughan Gething AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Albert Heaney, Welsh Government Frances Duffy, Welsh Government Sarah Tyler, Welsh Government Emma Parfitt, Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland David Sturgeon, Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland Dr Matthew Lee, Medical Defence Union Mary-Lou Nesbitt, Medical Defence Union
Committee Staff:	Sarah Beasley (Clerk) Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk) Amy Clifton (Researcher) Philippa Watkins (Researcher) Gareth Pembridge (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2 Autism Services in Wales: Evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

2.2 The Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to provide additional information on the programme of engagement the Minister and his officials are undertaking as part of the consultation which will inform the Code of Practice.

2.3 The Minister for Health and Social Services also agreed to provide additional information regarding the publication of a GP register for autism and the publication of data on waiting times for children and young people.

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3 National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services

3.1 Under Standing Order 17.24A, Dai Lloyd AM, Committee Chair declared an interest as a GP who has paid medical indemnity in the past. He confirmed that there is no specific interest at the moment as indemnity is now resolved on a practice level, and not on a personal level.

3.2 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

3.3 The Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to provide additional information regarding asset transfers.

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4 National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Medical Defence Organisations

4.1 Under Standing Order 17.24A, Dai Lloyd AM, Committee Chair declared an interest.

4.2 The Committee received evidence from Medical Defence Organisations.

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5 Paper(s) to note

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5.1 Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding Healthy Weight; Healthy Wales

5.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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5.2 Letter from Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee on children's rights in Wales

5.2 The Committee noted the letter.

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

6.1 The Committee agreed to the Motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

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7 National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill: Discussion of evidence and consideration of emerging themes

7.1 The Committee identified the key themes for inclusion in the draft report.

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8 Impact of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to Carers: Consideration of draft report

8.1 The Committee agreed the report.

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