Decision details

The item started at 17:40

 

NDM5005 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the draft Mental Health Strategy, Together for Mental Health, which is currently out for public consultation.

Together for Mental Health can be found on the following link:

http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/healthsocialcare/mhealth/?lang=en

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

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Regrets that the Welsh Government is imposing real term cuts on the health budget in the current financial year and expresses concern that these have the potential to jeopardise the implementation of a Mental Health Strategy.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
11	0	39	50

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Recognises the potential economic benefits to Wales of an effective Mental Health Strategy.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
50	0	0	50

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Calls upon the Welsh Government to commit to develop appropriate baseline data and key performance indicators to ensure that any progress against the Mental Health Strategy can be measured.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
50	0	0	50

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Recognises the need for all Welsh Ministers to fully engage in the delivery of the Mental Health Strategy and calls upon the Welsh Government to develop robust processes to ensure that Ministers are held accountable for their contribution towards improving mental health and wellbeing in Wales.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
49	0	0	49

Amendment 4 was agreed.

Amendment 5 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

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Recognises that patients with long term physical conditions can also have mental health issues;  

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
50	0	0	50

Amendment 5 was agreed.

Amendment 6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

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Acknowledges the research carried out by the King’s Fund that identifies that co-existing mental and physical health problems can lead to increased hospitalisation rates, increased outpatient service use and less effective self-management for patients.

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
49	0	0	49

Amendment 6 was agreed.

Amendment 7 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

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Calls on the Welsh government to ensure that the link between mental health problems and long term physical ailments is enshrined in Together for Mental Health, and that closer working between professionals responsible for patients’ mental and physical health is encouraged to improve outcomes.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
50	0	0	50

Amendment 7 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5005 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the draft Mental Health Strategy, Together for Mental Health, which is currently out for public consultation.

Recognises the potential economic benefits to Wales of an effective Mental Health Strategy.

Calls upon the Welsh Government to commit to develop appropriate baseline data and key performance indicators to ensure that any progress against the Mental Health Strategy can be measured.

Recognises the need for all Welsh Ministers to fully engage in the delivery of the Mental Health Strategy and calls upon the Welsh Government to develop robust processes to ensure that Ministers are held accountable for their contribution towards improving mental health and wellbeing in Wales.

Recognises that patients with long term physical conditions can also have mental health issues.  

Acknowledges the research carried out by the King’s Fund that identifies that co-existing mental and physical health problems can lead to increased hospitalisation rates, increased outpatient service use and less effective self-management for patients.

Calls on the Welsh government to ensure that the link between mental health problems and long term physical ailments is enshrined in Together for Mental Health, and that closer working between professionals responsible for patients’ mental and physical health is encouraged to improve outcomes.

 

For	Abstain	Against	Total
50	0	0	50

The motion as amended was agreed.