Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 17 October 2016

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.54
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3756

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Neil Hamilton AM Mike Hedges AM Rhianon Passmore AM Lee Waters AM Andrew RT Davies AM (In place of Nick Ramsay AM)
Witnesses:	Dr Andrew Goodall, Welsh Government Anthony Hayward, Cwm Taf University Health Board Rhiannon Jones, Powys Teaching Health Board Colin Phillpott, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Liz Waters, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Dr Jean White, Welsh Government Lynda Williams, Cwm Taf University Health Board
Wales Audit Office:	Huw Vaughan Thomas Dave Thomas
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Due to the advance notice of the absence of the Committee Chair, the Committee had elected Rhun ap Iorwerth as the temporary Chair for this meeting under Standing Orders 17.22 and 18.6 at the meeting on 3 October.

1.2 The temporary Chair welcomed Members of the Committee.

1.3 Apologies were received from Nick Ramsay. Andrew R T Davies substituted.

1.4 Lee Waters declared an interest that his wife works for Cwm Taf University Health Board.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1 Scrutiny of Accounts: Additional information from the Assembly Commission (28 September 2016)

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3 Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition: Health Boards

3.1 The Committee scrutinised Lynda Williams, Director of Nursing, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Anthony Hayward, Assistant Director of Facilities, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Rhiannon Jones, Director of Nursing, Powys Teaching Health Board, Liz Waters, Consultation Nurse and Association Nurse Director, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Colin Phillpott, Facilities Manager, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board on hospital catering and patient nutrition.

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4 Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition: Welsh Government

4.1 The Committee scrutinised Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General/NHS Chief Executive and Professor Jean White, Chief Nursing Officer, Welsh Government on hospital catering and patient nutrition.

4.2 Dr Goodall agreed to write to the Committee at the end of November with further information on:

· The revised project plan for the new nurse informacist who is scheduled to take up post at the end of October; and

· The outcome of the consideration of the business case for the procurement of an IT catering system from the National Informatics Board meeting.

4.3 In addition, following earlier evidence, the Committee would be appreciative to seek clarification from the Welsh Government on who the All Wales Hospital Menu Framework Group reports to.

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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 Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 Members considered the evidence received and agreed to return to the issue once all the additional information had been received.

6.2 Members agreed the draft letter subject to including a couple of additional questions.

6.3 Members suggested areas for possible recommendations for the Committee’s report.

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