Meetings

P-05-854 Make Learning Disability training mandatory for hospital staff

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: 03/12/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-854 Make Learning Disability training mandatory for hospital staff

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to close the petition in light of the commitments made by the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services during the Plenary debate held on 6 November, and to congratulate the petitioners for their work towards achieve that commitment.


Meeting: 06/11/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

Debate on Petition P-05-854 - Make Learning Disability training mandatory for hospital staff

NDM7177 Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the petition ‘P-05-854 Make Learning Disability training mandatory for hospital staff’ which received 5,654 signatures

P-05-854 Make learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff

 

Minutes:

The item started at 15.56

NDM7177 Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the petition ‘P-05-854 Make Learning Disability training mandatory for hospital staff’ which received 5,654 signatures

P-05-854 Make learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Due to a technical fault, proceedings were suspended at 16.39 for 15 minutes. The bell was rung 5 minutes before reconvening.


Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-854 Make learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a Written Statement from the Minister for Health and Social Services and agreed to request time for the petition to be debated in Plenary in the autumn term, given that it received more than 5000 signatures.


Meeting: 05/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-854 Make learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff

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Minutes:

The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to await the expected announcement of funding to support the Improving Lives Programme and the outcome of the consultation being run by the Department of Health in England, before considering further actions on the petition.


Meeting: 15/01/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 P-05-854 Make learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:

 

  • write back to the Minister for Health and Social Services to request further details about the work being carried out in hospital settings under the Improving Lives Programme, the priorities of the Ministerial Advisory Group, and to ask for the Government’s view on the value of making training about learning disabilities mandatory for hospital staff; and
  • seek further information about the UK Government’s consultation on proposals for mandatory learning disability training for all health and care staff in England.