Decision details
Debate: The NHS in Wales - Learning from the Francis Inquiry
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Decision:
The item started
at 17.56
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM5288 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the actions to be taken by the Welsh Government in response
to the Francis Report.
The following
amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Notes that mortality
data contributed to the decision to commission the Francis Report and calls
upon the Welsh Government to provide an update on any action being taken to
resolve concerns which arose as result of the Welsh NHS mortality data
published in March 2013.
Amendment 1 was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment
2 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Notes with concern
that the risk adjusted mortality index (RAMI) is higher than average in 11 of
the 17 district general hospitals in Wales and calls on the Welsh Government to
support LHBs to address the backlogs in clinical coding and establish a
mechanism for investigation where a hospital or LHB consistently exceeds a
specific RAMI threshold over a period of time.
Amendment 2 was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment
3 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Notes with concern
that the Francis Report cited long-term low staffing levels as one reason which
contributed to poor treatment and calls on the Welsh Government to examine the
potential of legislation to set a minimum staffing level for nurses in Wales.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
39 |
12 |
0 |
51 |
Amendment 3 was
agreed.
Amendment
4 - Aled Roberts (North Wales)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Welcomes the commitment
to issue a new policy on whistle blowing before the end of July 2013 and calls
on the Welsh Government to establish its own free whistle blowing hotline to
support this policy and enable all NHS staff and patients to anonymously report
their concerns.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
26 |
51 |
Amendment 4 was not
agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM5288 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the actions to be taken by the Welsh Government in
response to the Francis Report.
Notes that mortality
data contributed to the decision to commission the Francis Report and calls
upon the Welsh Government to provide an update on any action being taken to
resolve concerns which arose as result of the Welsh NHS mortality data
published in March 2013.
Notes with concern
that the risk adjusted mortality index (RAMI) is higher than average in 11 of
the 17 district general hospitals in Wales and calls on the Welsh Government to
support LHBs to address the backlogs in clinical coding and establish a
mechanism for investigation where a hospital or LHB consistently exceeds a
specific RAMI threshold over a period of time.
Notes with concern
that the Francis Report cited long-term low staffing levels as one reason which
contributed to poor treatment and calls on the Welsh Government to examine the
potential of legislation to set a minimum staffing level for nurses in Wales.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 09/07/2013
Date of decision: 09/07/2013
Decided at meeting: 09/07/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly