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Health and Social Care Committee |
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Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 8 December 2011 |
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Meeting time: |
09:30 - 11:20 |
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Assembly Members: |
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Mark Drakeford (Chair) Mick Antoniw Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething William Graham Elin Jones Lynne Neagle Lindsay Whittle |
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Witnesses: |
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Dr Chris Jones, Welsh Government Grant Duncan, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
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Sarah Beasley (Clerk) Llinos Dafydd (Clerk) Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) Gregg Jones (Researcher) Stephen Boyce (Researcher) Victoria Paris (Researcher) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 Apologies were received from Darren Millar and Kirsty Williams. There were no substitutions.
2. Update on EU policy issues relevant to the Health & Social Care Committee
2.1 The Committee discussed the paper with Gregg Jones from the Research Service.
2.2 The Committee requested further information on health inequalities including any forthcoming legislation, the approval of drugs throughout the EU, and models of care for the elderly in EU countries.
2.3 The Committee agreed to consider EU policy issues again as part of a wider discussion on its future work programme.
3. Inquiry into Residential Care for Older People - Committee work plan
3.1 The Committee agreed the work plan for its inquiry into residential care for older people.
4. Organ Donation White Paper - Technical Briefing from Welsh Government officials
4.1 The officials responded to questions from members of the Committee on the Organ Donation White Paper.
4.2 The officials agreed to provide the following additional information, as requested by the Committee:
· a list of Third Sector organisations included in the consultation exercise on the White Paper;
· details of future public meetings on the White Paper;
· clarification as to whether the current arrangements for organ and tissue donation extend to England and Wales only, or also include Scotland and Northern Ireland.
4.3 The Committee agreed to hold a similar session at the end of the consultation process on the White Paper.
5. Papers to note
5.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the meetings held on 16 and 24 November.
5.2 The Committee noted the papers to note.
6. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 7 & 8
6.1 The Committee agreed the Motion to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 7 & 8.
7. Inquiry into Stroke Risk Reduction - Draft report
7.1 The Committee considered the draft report on its inquiry into stroke risk reduction.
8. Preparation for scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
8.1 The Committee considered the issues it would raise with the Minister for Health and Social Services at the scrutiny session with her on 25 January 2012.
Transcript
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