Decision details

The item started at 17.24

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM5209 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the progress made to-date to improve end of life care service; and

2. Notes Together For Health: Delivering End of Life Care.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Delete point 1 and replace with:

Notes the importance of the provision of high quality end of life care services in Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
25	0	26	51

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

Recognises the contribution of the hospice movement, and other providers of care, towards high quality end of life care.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
51	0	0	51

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point 2 and renumber accordingly:

Recognises the importance of respecting the wishes of patients in the provision of end of life care.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
51	0	0	51

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to review the benefits that direct payments can offer to improve the patient experience for people in receipt of end of life care.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
25	0	26	51

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Regrets that real term cuts to the health budget will hinder progress in improving end of life care in Wales and calls on the Welsh Government to reprioritise its budgets to ensure that appropriate resources are available.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	5	33	51

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5209 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the progress made to-date to improve end of life care service;

2. Recognises the importance of respecting the wishes of patients in the provision of end of life care;

3. Recognises the contribution of the hospice movement, and other providers of care, towards high quality end of life care; and

4. Notes Together For Health: Delivering End of Life Care.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
51	0	0	51

The motion as amended was agreed.