Decision details

The item started at 17.22

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

NDM5182 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the recommendations made within the final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry and that the Welsh Government will use the Francis Inquiry to help identify how it can further improve the delivery of safe and compassionate care in Wales.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Delete all after ‘public inquiry’.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
18	0	29	47

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes the serious concerns raised by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales following the dignity and essential care inspections undertaken in our hospitals.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
22	0	25	47

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

Amendment 3 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

(a) implement the recommendations of the Francis Report that apply to our NHS;

(b) consider creating a “mylocalhospital” website similar to the “mylocalschool” website to ensure all hospitals provide accessible and transparent performance information; and

(c) introduce legislation to make failure to provide a truthful account of the circumstances leading to a patient’s death a criminal offence.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
22	0	25	47

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

Amendment 4 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Recognises the potential for financial pressures in the Welsh NHS to undermine the delivery of safe and compassionate care.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
15	0	32	47

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

Amendment 5 - William Graham (South Wales East)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Notes the concerns expressed in the report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry in relation to staffing levels, and

a) regrets that concerns over the accuracy and consistency of data on staffing levels have also been identified by the Public Accounts Committee in its recent report on Maternity Services in Wales (February 2013);

b) calls upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local health boards to ensure that staff who are absent long-term, or suspended, are not included in future staffing rotas unless there is an expectation of an imminent return to work.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
22	0	25	47

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

Amendment 6 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at end of the motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to fully review the Fundamentals of Care 2003 to ensure that the standards continue to reflect best practice in care within NHS Wales as identified by those requiring care, carers and staff.'

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	0	47

Amendment 6 was agreed.

Amendment 7 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)

Insert as new point at end of the motion:

Calls on the Welsh Government to amend the National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales), Regulations 2011 to include a requirement for learning from complaints to be effectively identified, disseminated and implemented and known to the complainant and the public.

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
22	0	25	47

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM5182 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the recommendations made within the final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry and that the Welsh Government will use the Francis Inquiry to help identify how it can further improve the delivery of safe and compassionate care in Wales.

Calls on the Welsh Government to fully review the Fundamentals of Care 2003 to ensure that the standards continue to reflect best practice in care within NHS Wales as identified by those requiring care, carers and staff.

For	Abstain	Against	Total
47	0	0	47

The motion as amended was agreed.