Health and Social Care Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 12:00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200000_29_02_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Mark Drakeford (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Rebecca Evans

Vaughan Gething

William Graham

Elin Jones

Darren Millar

Lynne Neagle

Lindsay Whittle

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Sue Brown, Sense Cymru

Nancy Davies, Pensioners’ Forum Wales

Haydn Evans, Pensioners’ Forum Wales

Linda Thomas, Age Concern Cardiff and Vale

Dr Rosie Tope, Wales Committee of Carers Wales

Phil Vining, Age Concern Cardiff and Vale

Roz Williamson, Carers Wales

Rebecca Woolley, Action on Hearing Loss Cymru

Ansley Workman, RNIB Cymru

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Philippa Watkins (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Kirsty Williams.  There were no substitutions.

 

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2.  Inquiry into Residential Care for Older People - Evidence from service users, their families and carers

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on residential care for older people.

 

2.2 The Committee requested a copy of the report by the Social Care Institute for Excellence on the quality of care home provision provided by different sectors.

 

2.3 The Committee requested a copy of the report by the Commission on Improving Dignity in Care for Older People on Delivering Dignity.

 

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3.  Papers to note

 

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3.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

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3.2 The Committee noted the paper from Prof John Bolton.

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3.3 The Committee agreed to await the outcome of the Petitions Committee’s evidence session on the petition before taking any further action.

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3.4 The Committee agreed to await the responses of the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust to the Petitions Committee before considering any work on this matter.

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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