Cross Party Group Details
Cross Party Group Title:
Cross Party Group on Medical
Research
Group membership and office holders
Name of Group Chair:
Russell George MS
Names of other Members of the
Senedd:
Sioned Williams MS
Jayne Bryant MS
Mike Hedges MS
Name of Secretary and
Organisation:
Bethan Edwards- British Heart Foundation
Cymru
Names of other external members and
organisations represented:
Health and Care Research Wales
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Wales Cancer Research Centre
Cancer Research Wales
Cancer Research UK
Life Sciences Hub
Brain Tumour Research
Royal College of
Paediatrics and Child Health
Wales NHS
Confederation
Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
Health
ABPI
North Wales Clinical Research Facility
Cardiff University
Swansea University
Cardiff Met University
Bangor University
Brain Tumour Research
Stroke Association
Tenovus Care
Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales
British Medical Association
British Dietetic Association
Prostate Cancer
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Children in Wales
Royal College of Nursing
Brain Tumour Research
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Teenage Cancer Trust
Marie Curie
Welsh Government
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Welsh Blood Service, Clinical
Service
Other meetings of the Group since the last AGM
Meeting 1
Date of Meeting:
03/07/2024
Attendees:
David Rees MS (Chair); John Griffiths MS;
Altaf Hussain MS; Lee Waters MS; Llyr Gruffydd MS;
Mabon ap Gwynfor MS; James Evans MS; Mike Hedges MS; Natasha
Asghar MS;
Exhibitors: - ABPI - BHF Cymru - Brain Tumour
Research - Cancer Research UK - Cancer Research Wales - Cardiff Met
University - Cardiovascular Biochemistry - Cardiff University -
Stroke Association Postgraduate Fellow - Children Hospital Wales -
Dementia Research Institute, Cardiff - Genomics Partnership Wales -
Health and Care Research Wales - QuicDNA - MNDA - Molecular
Cardiology Group, Swansea University - National Centre for Mental
Health - Pfizer - Swansea UHB - Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Swansea University, Diabetes Research Group - Wales Evidence
Centre - Velindre NHS Trust - SAIL Databank - Bangor
University’s North Wales Medical School / College of Medicine
and Health
Summary of the issues
discussed:
To bring together Senedd members, funding
bodies, researchers, universities, the third sector and industry to
collect evidence to:
- identify the benefits of life saving medical
research to the people of Wales and the Welsh economy
- identify the role of medical research in
Wales’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
- provide recommendations to the Senedd on how
Wales can achieve its potential in medical research
Meeting 2
Date of Meeting:
20/11/2024
Attendees:
Russell George MS; Mike Hedges MS; Sam
Rowlands MS; Ellis Smith; Bethan Edwards; Corrine Squire; Thomas
Brayford; Mike Larvin ; Rhodri ab Owen; Haleema Khan; Joanne
Castle; Mark Briggs ; Dr Lee Campbell; Nigel Rees; Hassan
Al-Kaabi.
Summary of the issues
discussed:
The AGM was held to elect a new chair and
secretariat for the CPG. Due to some staff changes which affected
the capacity of the secretariat, this meeting was limited to AGM
processed only. Potential themes which could be explored in future
meetings were also discussed.
Meeting 3
Date of Meeting:
N/a
Attendees:
N/a
Summary of the issues
discussed:
N/a
Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities
the Group have met during the previous year.
The CPG for Medical Research met with the
group’s external members (as outlined on pp.1-2) throughout
the course of the year’s formal meetings, but nothing
beyond.
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Annual Financial Statement
Cross Party Group Title:
Cross Party Group for Medical
Research
Date:
20/11/24
Name of Chair:
Russell George MS
Name of Secretary and
Organisation:
British Heart Foundation
Cymru
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Title
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Description
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Amount
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Group’s
Expenses
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None
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£0.00
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Costs of all
goods
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No goods bought
|
£0.00
|
|
Benefits received
by the group or individuals members from external bodies
|
BHF Cymru to provide
Secretariat.
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£0.00
|
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Any financial
support or other support.
|
No financial support was
received.
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£0.00
|
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Total
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£0.00
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Services provided to the Group, such as
hospitality.
All hospitality paid for [include the name of
the group/organisation].
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Date
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Name
and description
of provider
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Costs
|
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July
2024.
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Senedd space for research event provided by BHF
Cymru.
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£435.75
plus VAT
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|
|
|
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Total
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£435.75
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