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Inquiry into primary care

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Meeting: 17/01/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Debate on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's report on Primary Care Clusters

NDM6624 Dai Lloyd (South Wales West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on Primary Care Clusters, which was laid in the Table Office on 13 October 2017.

Note: The response of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the report was laid in the Table Office on 10 January 2018.

Minutes:

The item started at 16.48

NDM6624 Dai Lloyd (South Wales West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on Primary Care Clusters, which was laid in the Table Office on 13 October 2017.

Note: The response of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the report was laid in the Table Office on 10 January 2018.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.


Meeting: 17/01/2018 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Inquiry into primary care - roundtable discussion with witnesses ahead of report debate

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed its report and the Welsh Government’s response to the report with stakeholders ahead of the plenary debate.


Meeting: 11/01/2018 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - letter from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report

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Minutes:

3.1a The Committee noted the letter from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report.


Meeting: 11/01/2018 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy following the Committee's report

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Minutes:

3.4a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy following the Committee's report.


Meeting: 27/09/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Inquiry into primary care - consideration of draft report

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered a draft of the report of its inquiry into primary care clusters. The Committee agreed the report subject to minor amendments.


Meeting: 21/09/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)

10 Inquiry into primary care - consideration of draft report

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Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered a first draft of the report of its inquiry into primary care clusters.


Meeting: 19/07/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - Letter to the Members from Dr Arfon Williams

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Minutes:

3.1a The Committee noted the letter to the Members from Dr Arfon Williams.


Meeting: 29/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport

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Minutes:

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport.


Meeting: 21/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies

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Minutes:

3.4a The Committee noted the additional information from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies.


Meeting: 21/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Cwm Taf University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies

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Minutes:

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information from Cwm Taf University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies.


Meeting: 21/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Hywel Dda University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies

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Minutes:

3.2a The Committee noted the additional information from Hywel Dda University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies.


Meeting: 21/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies

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Minutes:

3.1a The Committee noted the additional information from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies.


Meeting: 15/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies

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Minutes:

8.3a The Committee noted the additional information from Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies.


Meeting: 15/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies

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Minutes:

8.5a The Committee noted the additional information from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies.


Meeting: 07/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Powys Teaching Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies

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Minutes:

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information from Powys Teaching Health Board regarding Cluster Development Monies.


Meeting: 07/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from the Royal College of Nursing Wales

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Minutes:

3.2a The Committee noted the additional information from the Royal College of Nursing Wales.


Meeting: 07/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - additional information from Pen Y Bont Health

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Minutes:

3.1a The Committee noted the additional information from Pen Y Bont Health.


Meeting: 07/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Inquiry into primary care - consideration of the evidence and discussion of the key issues arising from scrutiny

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary and his officials, and agreed a set of key issues to be included in its draft report.


Meeting: 07/06/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 10 - Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport

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

Grant Duncan, Deputy Director, Primary Care, Welsh Government

Dr Richard Lewis, National Clinical Lead for Primary Care, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport and his officials.


Meeting: 17/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 9 - Pen Y Bont Health

Joanne Carter, Practice Manager, Pen Y Bont Health

Dr Gail Price, Pen Y Bont Health

Dr Alison Craven, Pen Y Bont Health

Dr Ian O’Connor, Pen Y Bont Health

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Pen Y Bont Health.


Meeting: 17/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 8 - Royal College of Psychiatrists

Professor Keith Lloyd, Royal College of Psychiatrists

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Professor Keith Lloyd of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.


Meeting: 17/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Inquiry into primary care - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence given during items 2 and 3 of the meeting.


Meeting: 11/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 3 - Royal College of Physicians

Dr Gareth Llewelyn, Vice President for Wales, Royal College of Physicians

Lowri Jackson, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Adviser for Wales, Royal College of Physicians

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Physicians.


Meeting: 11/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 4 - Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Service Trust

Dr Brendan Lloyd, Medical Director, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Grayham McLean, Unscheduled Care Lead, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Martin Woodford, Vice Chair, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.


Meeting: 11/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 7 - Royal College of Nursing

Tina Donnelly, Director, Royal College of Nursing Wales

Alison Davies, Associate Director Professional Practice, Royal College of Nursing Wales

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Nursing.

6.2 The Royal College of Nursing’s Alison Davies agreed to provide the Committee with a response:

·         addressing the possible indemnity issues associated with a wider range of professional staff working in, and with, GP practices;

·         to the question of whether the different operating models across the 64 clusters makes it difficult for the RCN to plan strategically.


Meeting: 11/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 6 - College of Occupational Therapists, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Ruth Crowder, College of Occupational Therapists

Dr Alison Stroud, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Philippa Ford, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the College of Occupational Therapists, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.


Meeting: 11/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

Inquiry into primary care - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee discussed the evidence given during items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the meeting.


Meeting: 11/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 5 - Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Community Pharmacy Wales

Mair Davies, Director for Wales, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Suzanne Scott-Thomas, Chair, Welsh Pharmacy Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Judy Henley, Director of Contractor Services, Community Pharmacy Wales

Mark Griffiths, Chair, Community Pharmacy Wales

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Community Pharmacy Wales.


Meeting: 03/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 2 - BMA Cymru Wales and Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Isolde Shore-Nye, Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Jane Fenton-May, Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Charlotte Jones, BMA Cymru Wales

Dr Ian Harris, BMA Cymru Wales

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from BMA Cymru Wales and the Royal College of General Practitioners.


Meeting: 03/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Inquiry into primary care - consideration of evidence

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence given during items 2 and 3 of the meeting.


Meeting: 03/05/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 1 - Public Health Wales and Local Health Boards

Rosemary Fletcher, Programme Director, Primary and Community Care Development and Innovation Hwb, Public Health Wales

Alan Lawrie, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Primary & Community Care, Powys Teaching Health Board

John Palmer, Director of Primary, Community & Mental Health, Cwm Taf University Health Board

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Public Health Wales and Local Health Boards.


Meeting: 09/03/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Inquiry into primary care - preparation for taking evidence

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Minutes:

8.1 The Committee had further discussions about its inquiry into primary care and agreed to issue invites to stakeholders to attend evidence gathering sessions in the summer term.


Meeting: 08/02/2017 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Inquiry into primary care - consideration of plans for future meetings

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Minutes:

8.1 The Committee discussed the future plans for its inquiry into primary care and agreed to visit a number of GP cluster networks, and agreed to hold stakeholders events; details to be confirmed.


Meeting: 23/11/2016 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Inquiry into primary care - consideration of scope and approach to the inquiry

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered and agreed its scope and approach to the inquiry.