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NDM7266 Welsh Conservatives Debate - NHS Emergency Departments
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Meeting: 12/02/2020 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - NHS Emergency Departments
NDM7266 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the concerns
expressed by patients and clinicians across Wales regarding the performance and
future of NHS emergency departments.
2. Rejects
proposals by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board which could lead to an
end to 24-hour consultant-led services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital's
emergency department.
3. Calls upon the
Welsh Government to intervene to prevent any downgrading or closures of
emergency departments in Wales during this Assembly.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete all and replace with:
1. Recognises the cross party statement on
the Future of Safe Emergency Care in Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
2. Recognises the need for openness and
transparency from the health board in their engagement with the public,
clinicians, the community health council, elected representatives, staff and
their unions to inform their decision on the future provision of all types of
unscheduled care, including emergency services.
3. Recognises that any unscheduled care
provision must be robust, safe and sustainable.
The
Campaign for Safe Emergency Care Across Cwm Taf Morgannwg
Amendment 2 - Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to adopt a
comprehensive plan for increasing the clinical workforce, with specific focus
on specialities and geographical areas that are hard to recruit to, such as
within emergency departments, so that staff shortages can never be used to
justify closures and service changes.
Amendment 3 - Neil
McEvoy (South Wales Central)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Supports a permanent and fully resourced
accident and emergency department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
Amendment 4 - Mick
Antoniw (Pontypridd)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Rejects proposals by Cwm Taf Morgannwg
Health Board to end 24-hour consultant-led accident and emergency services at
the Royal Glamorgan hospital and calls on the Health Board to:
a) rule out the closure of the accident and
emergency service at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital or the replacing of the
existing accident and emergency service with a 24 hour minor injuries unit;
b) reinstate the option of maintaining a
full consultant-led accident and emergency service at the Royal Glamorgan,
Prince Charles and Princess of Wales hospitals;
c) bring forward other proposals for
community health services, including improvements in the out-of-hours GP
service and extending the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Ysbyty
Cwm Rhondda and Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, which may alleviate the pressure on all three
accident and emergency departments.
Co-Submitters
Dawn
Bowden (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Huw
Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
Vikki
Howells (Cynon Valley)
Minutes:
The
item started at 15.05
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7266 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the concerns expressed by patients and
clinicians across Wales regarding the performance and future of NHS emergency
departments.
2. Rejects proposals by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University
Health Board which could lead to an end to 24-hour consultant-led services at
the Royal Glamorgan Hospital's emergency department.
3. Calls upon the Welsh Government to intervene to
prevent any downgrading or closures of emergency departments in Wales during
this Assembly.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
17 |
0 |
34 |
51 |
The motion without amendment was not
agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete all and
replace with:
1. Recognises the
cross party statement on the Future of Safe Emergency Care in Cwm Taf
Morgannwg.
2. Recognises the
need for openness and transparency from the health board in their engagement
with the public, clinicians, the community health council, elected
representatives, staff and their unions to inform their decision on the future
provision of all types of unscheduled care, including emergency services.
3. Recognises that
any unscheduled care provision must be robust, safe and sustainable.
The Campaign for Safe Emergency Care Across Cwm Taf Morgannwg
A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
28 |
0 |
23 |
51 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment 2 - Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government
to adopt a comprehensive plan for increasing the clinical workforce, with
specific focus on specialities and geographical areas that are hard to recruit
to, such as within emergency departments, so that staff shortages can never be
used to justify closures and service changes.
A vote was taken on
amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
23 |
0 |
28 |
51 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
Amendment 3 - Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Supports a permanent and fully resourced accident and emergency
department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
23 |
14 |
14 |
51 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment 4 - Mick Antoniw (Pontypridd)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Rejects proposals by Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board to end 24-hour
consultant-led accident and emergency services at the Royal Glamorgan hospital
and calls on the Health Board to:
a) rule out the closure of the accident and emergency service at the
Royal Glamorgan Hospital or the replacing of the existing accident and
emergency service with a 24 hour minor injuries unit;
b) reinstate the option of maintaining a full consultant-led accident and
emergency service at the Royal Glamorgan, Prince Charles and Princess of Wales
hospitals;
c) bring forward other proposals for community health services, including
improvements in the out-of-hours GP service and extending the opening hours of
the minor injuries unit at Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda and Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, which may
alleviate the pressure on all three accident and emergency departments.
Co-Submitters
Dawn Bowden (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley)
A vote was taken on
amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
33 |
18 |
0 |
51 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7266 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Recognises the
cross party statement on the Future of Safe Emergency Care in Cwm Taf
Morgannwg.
2. Recognises the
need for openness and transparency from the health board in their engagement
with the public, clinicians, the community health council, elected
representatives, staff and their unions to inform their decision on the future
provision of all types of unscheduled care, including emergency services.
3. Recognises that
any unscheduled care provision must be robust, safe and sustainable.
4. Supports a permanent and fully resourced accident and emergency
department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
5. Rejects proposals by Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board to end 24-hour consultant-led
accident and emergency services at the Royal Glamorgan hospital and calls on
the Health Board to:
a) rule out the closure of the accident and emergency service at the
Royal Glamorgan Hospital or the replacing of the existing accident and emergency
service with a 24 hour minor injuries unit;
b) reinstate the option of maintaining a full consultant-led accident and
emergency service at the Royal Glamorgan, Prince Charles and Princess of Wales
hospitals;
c) bring forward other proposals for community health services, including
improvements in the out-of-hours GP service and extending the opening hours of
the minor injuries unit at Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda and Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, which may
alleviate the pressure on all three accident and emergency departments.
The Campaign for Safe Emergency Care Across Cwm Taf Morgannwg
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
32 |
18 |
1 |
51 |
The motion as amended was agreed.