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Inquiry into Neonatal Care

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 21/03/2013 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4.)

Letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services on Neonatal Care

Meeting: 07/03/2013 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into Neonatal Care

Mark Drayton, Consultant Neonatologist and Clinical Lead, Wales Neonatal Network

 

Daniel Phillips, Executive Director of Planning for the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee 

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Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed Dr Mark Drayton and Mr Daniel Phillips to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

 

Action points

The witnesses agreed to provide the medical and nursing staff figures for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for July 2012.

 

The witnesses agreed to provide the latest birth-rate figures for Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board.

 

Meeting: 07/03/2013 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Neonatal Care

 

Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Chris Jones, Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Heather Payne, Senior Medical Officer, Maternal and Child Health

Mark Partridge, Legal Services

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister for Health and Social Services and her officials to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

 

Action points

The Minister agreed to provide information on the question regarding whether Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is including the names of nursing staff who have been suspended or are on long-term sick leave on rotas.

 

The Minister agreed to provide an update on the outcomes of the neonatal parent and community service programme.

 

Meeting: 17/01/2013 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Minster for Health and Social Services regarding Neonatal services

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Meeting: 11/07/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)

8 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - additional information received from Royal College of Nursing Wales

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Meeting: 11/07/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)

8 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - additional information received from Health Boards

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Meeting: 11/07/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

Inquiry into Neonatal Care : Discussion of Draft Report

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the draft report on Neonatal Care. A draft report will be revised in light of Members comments and re- circulated for agreement outside of the Committee.

Meeting: 11/07/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)

8 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - additional information received from the Minister for Health and Social Services

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Meeting: 31/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

Inquiry into Neonatal Care: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

4.1 Members agreed to publish a report on their findings.

Meeting: 31/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Neonatal Care

Minister for Health and Social Services

Lesley Griffiths AM

Dr Chris Jones, Medical Director, NHS Wales, Welsh Government

Jean White, Chief Nursing Officer, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee took evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services and her officials on the neonatal inquiry.

 

2.2 The Minister agreed to investigate the claim that some transfers had been delayed due to decisions made by ambulance service controllers and write to the Chair with her findings.

 

2.3 Suzy Davies AM agreed to write to the Minister with her concerns over response times.

Meeting: 17/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

Inquiry into Neonatal Care: Consideration of Evidence

Minutes:

5.1 Members discussed the evidence received and suggested areas of questioning they wish to ask the Minister for Health and Social Services on 31 May.

Meeting: 17/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

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Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Paul Roberts – Chief Executive

Hamish Laing, Director of Clinical Strategy

 

Hywel Dda Health Board

Trevor Purt - Chief Executive

Dr Simon Fountain-Polley - Consultant Paediatrician / Clinical Programme Director – Women’s and Children’s Health

 

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board and Hywel Dda Health Board on neonatal services.

 

Action point:

 

Hywel Dda Health Board agreed to send an updated version of the Board’s neonatal service action plan.

 

 

Meeting: 17/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Neonatal Care

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Geoff Lang – Acting Chief Executive

Dr Brendan Harrington – Chief of Staff

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board on neonatal services.

 

Action points:

 

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board agreed to provide more recent figures on mortality rates of babies in the North Wales Health Community.

 

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board agreed to provide a note on the outcome of quality and services they offer for neonatal care.

 

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board agreed to send a copy of the latest audit undertaken on their low dependency neonatal services across the North Wales Health Community.

 

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board agreed to provide examples and explanations of the 4 recorded ambulance delay incidents included in the information submitted to Committee. They will also supply, if available, agreed travel times for ambulances from main north Powys centres to Wrexham Maelor and Ysbty Glan Clwyd.

 

Meeting: 17/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 Inquiry into Neonatal Care: Additional information from Royal College of Nursing Wales

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Meeting: 17/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Inquiry into Neonatal Care

Aneurin Bevan Health Board

Dr Andrew Goodall – Chief Executive

Judith Paget, Director of Planning and Operations/ Deputy Chief Executive

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Aneurin Bevan Health Board on neonatal services.

 

Action points:

 

Aneurin Bevan Health Board agreed to write to the Chair advising on whether any babies’ condition has deteriorated whilst being transferred by ambulance from Powys to the Royal Gwent hospital and also agreed to supply figures of the number of unplanned transfers out of the South East Wales Community.

Meeting: 17/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Paul Hollard – Interim Chief Executive

Dr Jennifer Calvert – Consultant Neonatologist

 

Cwm Taf Local Health Board

Allison Williams – Chief Executive

Kath McGrath - Assistant Director of Operations

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cwm Taf Local Health Board on neonatal services.

 

Action points:

 

The Clerk will forward the evidence received from the Royal College of Nursing to both Boards seeking their comments on the claim that some neonatal nurses have funded their own training and also undertaken training in their own time.

 

The Chair will write to the Deanery seeking clarification on the alleged shortage of junior doctors in neonatal services.

 

Meeting: 17/05/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Neonatal Care

Powys Teaching Health Board

Andrew Cottom – Chief Executive

Carol Shillabeer – Director of Nursing

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Powys Teaching Health Board on neonatal services.

 

Meeting: 01/03/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Neonatal Care - Additional information from the Royal College of Nursing Wales

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Meeting: 22/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 CYP(4)-06-12 (paper 4) - Inquiry into Neonatal care

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Meeting: 09/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

Inquiry into Neonatal Care - Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 Members agreed that further evidence was required on this issue and the Clerk would write to the LHB’s seeking information about neonatal services. It was also agreed that the LHB’s and the Minister for Health and Social Services would be invited into Committee to give evidence at a future date.

Meeting: 09/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - Evidence session 4

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Wales

 

Dr Iolo Doull, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Wales

Dr Mark Drayton, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on neonatal services.

 

Action point

 

Dr Drayton agreed to write to the Chair with details of neonatal outreach services provided in Wales.

Meeting: 09/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - Evidence session 3

British Association of Perinatal Medicine

 

Dr Sybil Barr, British Association of Perinatal Medicine

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed the witness. Members questioned the witness on neonatal services.

Meeting: 09/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Review into Neonatal Services

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Meeting: 09/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - Evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services

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Minutes:

2.1 The paper from the Minister for Health and Social Services was noted.

Meeting: 09/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - Evidence session 2

Royal College of Nursing

 

Lisa Turnbull, Policy and Public Affairs Adviser, RCN Wales

Dr Jim Richardson, RCN Welsh Board Member for Children and Young People

 

Association of Neonatal Nurses

 

Pamela Boyd, Neonatal Nurses Association

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed the witnesses. Members questioned the witnesses on neonatal services.

 

Action points

 

Lisa Turnbull agreed to write to the Chair with details of under capacity in level 1cots and also to provide an explanation of the different qualifications neonatal nurses can undertake together with the costs and time taken to train.

Meeting: 09/02/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into Neonatal Care - Evidence session 1

Bliss

 

Helen Kirrane, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Bliss

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed the witness. Members questioned the witness on neonatal services.

 

Action Point

 

Helen Kirrane agreed to forward references supporting the statement in her paper ‘babies being put at risk’ where they did not have a nurse caring for them at all times.

 

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