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Meeting: 07/11/2016 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
Consideration of progress reports on health issues
Minutes:
8.1
Members discussed the evidence received and agreed the following:
Governance
Arrangements at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Members
noted the update and the scheduled joint WAO/HIW review planned for spring
2017. They agreed to reconsider whether they wish to examine the escalation and
intervention framework mechanism on receipt of that review.
Unscheduled Care
Members
noted the update and agreed that the inquiry into winter preparedness 2016/17
being undertaken by the Health, Social care and Sport Committee is best placed
to take this issue forward.
National Framework
for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Members
noted the update and that the Auditor General for Wales will look at how each
health board is managing claims when repatriated from Powys during his annual
health board reviews.
Review of the impact
of Private Practice on NHS Provision
Members
noted the update and agreed that the Chair would write to the Welsh Government
asking to be kept updated of progress made in implementing the accepted
recommendations from the AGW’s report and to be kept informed of the publication
date of the revised Welsh Health Circular and guidance in relation to patients
transferring from private practice to NHS waiting lists.
Orthopaedic Services
Members
agreed to request an update from the Welsh Government on progressing the
recommendations contained in the AGW Report on NHS Waiting Times for Elective
Care in Wales (published in January 2015) and would consider that update
together with the update on orthopaedic services.