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Scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Health Wellbeing and Sport

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: 18/07/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care - Parental Attitudes towards Managing Young Children's Behaviour 2017.

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Meeting: 20/09/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport - Revised School Nurse Framework

The Committee wrote to the Cabinet Secretary requesting clarification about school nurses’ relationship with learners who have long-term or chronic health conditions, and querying the lack of a reference to existing healthcare needs guidance in the Revised Framework. This is a response to that letter.

 

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Meeting: 20/07/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport - Revised School Nursing Framework

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Meeting: 14/06/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health Wellbeing and Sport - Revised School Nursing Framework for Wales

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Meeting: 03/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport regarding NHS activity statistics

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4.4a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport.

Meeting: 05/04/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-Being & Sport and the Minister for Social Services & Public Health

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Meeting: 16/03/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport following the meeting on 18 January

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Meeting: 02/03/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-Being & Sport and the Minister for Social Services & Public Health - Additional information following meeting on 18 January

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Paper to note 8 - It was agreed the Committee would write to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to gather further information relating to CAMHS and the Framework for a School Nursing Service in Wales.

Meeting: 18/01/2017 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being & Sport and the Minister for Social Services & Public Health - General Scrutiny session

Welsh Government

 

Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being & Sport

Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Social Services & Public Health

Dr Sarah Watkins, Deputy Director for Mental Health, Vulnerable Groups and Offenders

Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer

Albert Heaney, Director of Social Services and Integration

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The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary and Minister.

 

It was agreed that a note on the following would be provided:

 

An update on the publication of the data on the CAMHS assessment time targets;

 

An update on the review ‘A Framework for a School Nursing Services for Wales’ following the meeting with the Chief Nursing Officer;

 

Breast feeding rates in Wales at six months;

 

A Note on Neonatal Services across Wales, including an update on hospitals that are on the ‘at risk’ register.

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting: 02/11/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government response to the Committee of Advertising Practice consultation on introducing restrictions on the non-broadcast advertising of food and soft drinks to children,

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Meeting: 19/10/2016 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport and the Minister for Social Services and Public Health in relation to follow-up actions from 15 September meeting

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3.1.a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbing and Sport and the Minister for Social Services and Public Health.

Meeting: 12/10/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport & Minister for Social Services and Public Health - further information following meeting on 14 September

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Meeting: 06/10/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Letter to the Secretary of State for Health - further information following meeting on 14 September

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The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government to request a copy of its response to the Committee of Advertising Practice consultation on introducing restrictions on the non-broadcast advertising of food and soft drinks to children.

Meeting: 15/09/2016 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport and Minister for Social Services and Public Health - discussion of priorities

Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport

Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Social Services and Public Health

Andrew Goodall, Director General for Health & Social Services and NHS Wales Chief Executive

Albert Heaney, Director of Social Services and Integration

Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer

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5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary and the Minister and their accompanying officials

Meeting: 15/09/2016 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

Consideration of the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport and the Minister for Social Services and Public Health

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8.1 The Committee considered the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary, the Minister and their officials.

8.2 The Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Secretary and Minister with questions that weren’t reached during the session.

Meeting: 14/09/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport and Minister for Social Services and Public Health - Scrutiny session

Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport

Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Social Services and Public Health

Dr Sarah Watkins, Senior Medical Officer

Dr Heather Payne, Senior Medical Officer for Maternal and Child Health

Albert Heaney, Director of Social Services and Integration

Irfon Rees, Deputy Director, Public Health

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Minutes:

Under Standing Order 17.24 Hefin David AM declared he was a former lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

 

The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary and the Minister on their areas of responsibility.

 

The Minister for Public Health and Social Services agreed to provide a copy of the letter sent to the Secretary of State for Health regarding the UK Childhood Obesity Strategy.

 

The Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport agreed to provide:

·         A note on the number of school nurses in Wales;

·         An update on the review being undertaken by the Chief Nursing Officer on school nursing; and

·         The latest plans on the new neonatal development in Cardiff.  

 

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