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Public Accounts Committee |
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Committee Room 4 |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 16 January 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09:00 - 12:44 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Darren Millar (Chair) Mike Hedges Julie Morgan Jenny Rathbone Aled Roberts Jocelyn Davies Sandy Mewies |
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Witnesses: |
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Dr Andrew Goodall, Aneurin Bevan Health Board Dr Chris Jones, Cwm Taf Health Board |
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Committee Staff: |
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Fay Buckle (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.
1.2 Apologies were received from Mohammed Asghar. There was no substitute.
2 Unscheduled Care: Evidence Session
2.1 The Committee questioned Dr Andrew Goodall, Chief Executive of Aneurin Bevan Health Board, on Unscheduled Care
2.1 Dr Goodall agreed to provide a note to Committee on a number of issues raised during the session.
3 Unscheduled Care: Evidence Session
3.1 The Committee questioned Dr Chris Jones of Cwm Taf Health Board on Unscheduled Care.
3.2 Dr Jones agreed to send a written response outlining the current position in implementing the recommendations of the National Out-of-Hours Steering Group.
4 Caldicot and Wentlooge Levels Internal Drainage Board: Consideration of Welsh Government Response
4.1 The Committee considered and noted the Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s report on the Caldicot and Wentlooge Internal Drainage Board.
4.2 Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Natural Resources and Food to ascertain whether the cross border audit regime can be achieved without legislation.
5 Papers to note
5.1 The papers were noted.
5.1 Governance Arrangements at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Letter from David Sissling (9 December 2013)
5.2 Unscheduled Care: Letter from Cwm Taf Health Board (20 November 2013)
5.3 Unscheduled Care: Letter from Aneurin Bevan Health Board (12 December 2013)
5.4 Unscheduled Care: Letter from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (11 December 2013)
5.5 National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare: Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services (13 December 2013)
6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
6.1 The motion was agreed.
7 Unscheduled Care: Consideration of evidence
7.1 Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Director General & Chief Executive of NHS Wales seeking clarification on a number of issues raised in evidence.
8 Penmon Fish Farm: Briefing from the Wales Audit Office
8.1 Committee received a briefing from the Wales Audit Office and noted that two further reports were being prepared on similar issues involving grant funding. Committee also noted that the Welsh Government is due to send the Committee an annual report on grants management and agreed to schedule an evidence sesion when all this information was available.
9 Health Finances 2012-13 and Beyond: Consideration of draft report
9.1 Further information had been received from the Wales Audit Office on this inquiry which Committee considered and the report will reflect this. A draft report will be scheduled for discussion later this month.
10 Memorandum for the Accounting Officer of the Office of Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
10.1 Committee agreed the letter and Memorandum.