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P-05-849 All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer
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Meeting: 04/02/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-849 All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 46 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- 15.01.20 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair, item 3 PDF 265 KB
- 28.01.20 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 182 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to await a further update from the Minister for Health and Social Services about the progress made in implementing mpMRI scanning in Wales.
Meeting: 03/12/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-849 All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 34 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- 21.10.19 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair, item 3 PDF 243 KB
- 24.10.19 Correspondence - Cancer Research Wales to Committee, item 3 PDF 26 KB View as HTML (3/3) 2 KB
- 11.11.19 Correspondence - Macmillan Cancer Support to Chair, item 3 PDF 103 KB
- 22.11.19 Correspondence - Peitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 26 KB View as HTML (3/5) 3 KB
- 22.11.19 Correspondence - Orchid to Chair, item 3 PDF 111 KB
- 23.11.19 Correspondence - Prostate Cancer Wales to Chair, item 3 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (3/7) 4 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed
to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services to ask what
arrangements he would expect to be in place for patients who need investigation
in health boards yet to implement pre-biopsy mpMRI scans as recommended by the
revised NICE guidelines.
Meeting: 17/09/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-849 All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 46 KB View as HTML (3/1) 25 KB
- 01.07.19 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair, item 3 PDF 270 KB
- 31.07.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 24 KB View as HTML (3/3) 24 KB
- 30.08.19 Correspondence - Prostate Cancer UK to Chair, item 3 PDF 285 KB View as HTML (3/4) 501 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to:
- write back to the
Minister for Health and Social Services to:
·
ask
for an update on the implementation of the new NICE Guideline for prostate
cancer;
·
outline
the concerns raised by Prostate Cancer UK and the petitioner, and ask for
further consideration to be given to how men living in areas of Wales where
mpMRI scanning is not yet available can be given access to these scans as an
interim measure, for example through other health boards or the private sector;
and
·
write
to other cancer charities in Wales to seek their views to the issues raised,
including the plans for implementation of mpMRI scanning.
Meeting: 21/05/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-849 All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 46 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- 17.04.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 126 KB View as HTML (3/2) 5 KB
- 17.04.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board information, item 3 PDF 81 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered further correspondence on the petition and agreed to write
to the Minister for Health and Social Services to:
·
seek
an update on the actions of the Welsh Government and the Wales Urology Board to
ensure that the final NICE Guideline on prostate cancer is implemented across
Wales; and
·
ask
for consideration to be given to the interim solution proposed by the
petitioner to enable patients to access private scanning facilities whilst
capacity and equipment is built up within the NHS.
Meeting: 12/02/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-849 All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer
Supporting documents:
- Cover Sheet, item 3 PDF 45 KB View as HTML (3/1) 9 KB
- 29.01.19 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair, item 3 PDF 184 KB
- 07.02.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 115 KB View as HTML (3/3) 4 KB
- 07.02.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee - Annex , View reasons restricted (3/4)
Minutes:
The Committee noted the information provided by the Minister for Health and Social Services and the petitioner, and agreed to consider the petition again following the Plenary debate scheduled for 6 March 2019.
Meeting: 11/12/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2 PDF 46 KB View as HTML (2/1) 10 KB
- Research brief, item 2 PDF 49 KB View as HTML (2/2) 31 KB
- 07.11.18 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair, item 2 PDF 176 KB
- 01.12.18 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 2 PDF 39 KB View as HTML (2/4) 18 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
·
write
to the Business Committee to seek time for a plenary debate given that the
petition had received over 5,000 signatures; and in the meantime
·
write
back to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to ask:
o
for
details of the outcome of the workshop organised by the Wales Urology Board on
12 November;
o
for
an assessment of the current availability of mpMRI scans pre-biopsy for
patients in Wales;
o
what
support the Welsh Government has given to support the adoption and availability
of mpMRI scans across Wales;
o
what
support the Welsh Government would provide to health boards in the event that
NICE revises its guidelines to recommend the use of mpMRI scans pre-biopsy; and
o
whether
he considers there is an appropriate interim solution which would enable access
to mpMRI scans for patients across Wales, such as through enabling access to
private facilities for scans.