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NDM7289 Plaid Cymru Debate - Mental Health Services
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Meeting: 04/03/2020 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
Plaid Cymru Debate - Mental Health Services
NDM7289 - Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the
concerns about quality of care raised by relatives of Welsh patients in
inpatient mental health units in England.
2. Believes that no
patient experiencing mental health problems should be sent to units that are
large distances from their family.
3. Calls on the Welsh
Government to:
a) ensure
sufficient inpatient capacity for mental health services in Wales so that the
outsourcing of care can be phased out;
b) have a plan for
the repatriation of Welsh patients currently living in units in England;
c) place a ban on the
Welsh NHS using units in England that have poor reports from the Care Quality
Commission;
d) ensure that
units outside of Wales receiving Welsh NHS money comply with Welsh inspection
requirements.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:
Calls on Welsh Government to:
a) ensure that distance from home is
considered as a key factor for people who require specialist mental health
in-patient support
b) ensure robust arrangements are in place
to monitor the quality and safety of placements in units in England, including
collaborative working with the Care Quality Commission.
[If Amendment 1 is agreed amendment 2 will
be de-selected]
Amendment 2 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) ensure all Welsh medium and high
security mental health patients are placed in Wales unless in exceptional
circumstances;
b) ensure sufficient medium and high
security inpatient capacity for mental health services in Wales so that the
outsourcing of care can be phased out;
c) ensure that Health Inspectorate Wales
and the Care Quality Commission collaborate so that mental health units outside
of Wales who receive Welsh patients are complying with inspection requirements;
d) introduce Senior Responsible Officers
for medium and high security Welsh mental health patients to enable joint
working between Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee and local health
boards with a focus on the patient; and
e) ensure that communication plans must be
put alongside treatment plans for medium and high security Welsh mental health
patients to manage the expectations of the patient, their families and
clinicians.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.57
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7289 - Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the concerns about quality of care raised by relatives of Welsh patients
in inpatient mental health units in England.
2.
Believes that no patient experiencing mental health problems should be sent to
units that are large distances from their family.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a)
ensure sufficient inpatient capacity for mental health services in Wales so
that the outsourcing of care can be phased out;
b)
have a plan for the repatriation of Welsh patients currently living in units in
England;
c)
place a ban on the Welsh NHS using units in England that have poor reports from
the Care Quality Commission;
d)
ensure that units outside of Wales receiving Welsh NHS money comply with Welsh
inspection requirements.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
11 |
0 |
40 |
51 |
The motion without amendment was not
agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete
all after point 1 and replace with:
Calls
on Welsh Government to:
a)
ensure that distance from home is considered as a key factor for people who
require specialist mental health in-patient support
b)
ensure robust arrangements are in place to monitor the quality and safety of
placements in units in England, including collaborative working with the Care
Quality Commission.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
31 |
1 |
19 |
51 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As
Amendment 1 was agreed amendment 2 was de-selected
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7289 - Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the concerns about quality of care raised by relatives of Welsh patients
in inpatient mental health units in England.
2.
Calls on Welsh Government to:
a)
ensure that distance from home is considered as a key factor for people who
require specialist mental health in-patient support
b)
ensure robust arrangements are in place to monitor the quality and safety of
placements in units in England, including collaborative working with the Care
Quality Commission.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
40 |
11 |
0 |
51 |
The motion as amended was agreed.