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NNDM7296 - Plaid Cymru Debate - A&E services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
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Meeting: 11/03/2020 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)
Plaid Cymru Debate - A&E services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
NDM7296 - Siân
Gwenllian
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes that responsibility for the
NHS lies with the Welsh Government.
2. Calls on the Minister for Health and Social Services to support
the retention of a 24 hour consultant-led accident and emergency service at the
Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
3. Recognises that recruitment is key to the retention of a
consultant-led accident and emergency service at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
4. In order to help recruitment, calls on the Health Minister to
rescind the decision made in 2014 to remove the consultant-led accident and
emergency service at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital as part of the South Wales
Programme.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales notes that:
a) in accordance with the National Health
Service (Wales) Act 2006, the responsibility for the delivery of NHS services
in Wales in geographical areas is the statutory responsibility of the
respective local health boards;
b) Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health
Board is currently reviewing its provision for the delivery of accident and
emergency services in the health board area which are specific to the Royal
Glamorgan Hospital;
c) Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health
Board is currently considering a number of options relating to this service;
d) Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health
Board is carrying out data, modelling and recruitment analysis, staff and
public engagement to inform a decision by their board;
e) no decision has yet been taken in regard
to the future of accident and emergency provision at Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
National Health
Service (Wales) Act 2006
[If Amendment 1 is agreed amendment 2 will
be de-selected]
Amendment 2 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Insert as new point after point 1 and
renumber accordingly:
Notes the resolution of the National
Assembly for Wales on the 12 February 2020 in relation to the retention of 24
hour consultant-led emergency services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
Amendment 3 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets that the Welsh Government has
failed to learn lessons from previous health board restructuring exercises and
have not ensured that the principles on public engagement enshrined in 'A
Healthier Wales' are adhered to by health boards.
A
Healthier Wales - Welsh Government
Amendment 4 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure
that Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board consults with their communities
in a timely and inclusive manner.
Amendment 5 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes with concern Cwm Taf Morgannwg
University Health Board's recent oral evidence to the Assembly's Health, Social
Care and Sports Committee on 27 February 2020 that the board had not been
actively recruiting emergency department consultants to the Royal Glamorgan
Hospital.
Minutes:
The item started at
17.09
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM7296
- Siân Gwenllian
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes
that responsibility for the NHS lies with the Welsh Government.
2.
Calls on the Minister for Health and Social Services to support the retention
of a 24 hour consultant-led accident and emergency service at the Royal
Glamorgan Hospital.
3.
Recognises that recruitment is key to the retention of a consultant-led
accident and emergency service at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
4.
In order to help recruitment, calls on the Health Minister to rescind the decision
made in 2014 to remove the consultant-led accident and emergency service at the
Royal Glamorgan Hospital as part of the South Wales Programme.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
23 |
1 |
25 |
49 |
The motion without amendment was not
agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Delete all and
replace with:
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales notes that:
a) in accordance
with the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, the responsibility for the
delivery of NHS services in Wales in geographical areas is the statutory
responsibility of the respective local health boards;
b) Cwm Taf
Morgannwg University Health Board is currently reviewing its provision for the
delivery of accident and emergency services in the health board area which are
specific to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital;
c) Cwm Taf
Morgannwg University Health Board is currently considering a number of options relating
to this service;
d) Cwm Taf
Morgannwg University Health Board is carrying out data, modelling and
recruitment analysis, staff and public engagement to inform a decision by their
board;
e) no decision has
yet been taken in regard to the future of accident and emergency provision at
Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
23 |
49 |
Amendment 1 was agreed
As
Amendment 1 was agreed amendment 2 was de-selected
Amendment 3 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Regrets that the Welsh Government has failed to learn lessons from
previous health board restructuring exercises and have not ensured that the
principles on public engagement enshrined in 'A Healthier Wales' are adhered to
by health boards.
A vote was taken on
amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
23 |
0 |
26 |
49 |
Amendment 3 was not agreed.
Amendment 4 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
A vote was taken on
amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
49 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
Amendment 4 was agreed.
Amendment 5 - Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes with concern Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board's recent
oral evidence to the Assembly's Health, Social Care and Sports Committee on 27
February 2020 that the board had not been actively recruiting emergency
department consultants to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
A vote was taken on
amendment 5:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
31 |
18 |
0 |
49 |
Amendment 5 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7296
- Siân Gwenllian
1.
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales notes that:
a)
in accordance with the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, the
responsibility for the delivery of NHS services in Wales in geographical areas
is the statutory responsibility of the respective local health boards;
b)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is currently reviewing its provision
for the delivery of accident and emergency services in the health board area which
are specific to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital;
c)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is currently considering a number of
options relating to this service;
d)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is carrying out data, modelling and
recruitment analysis, staff and public engagement to inform a decision by their
board;
e)
no decision has yet been taken in regard to the future of accident and
emergency provision at Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that Cwm
Taf Morgannwg University Health Board consults with their communities in a
timely and inclusive manner.
3. Notes with concern Cwm Taf Morgannwg University
Health Board's recent oral evidence to the Assembly's Health, Social Care and
Sports Committee on 27 February 2020 that the board had not been actively
recruiting emergency department consultants to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
11 |
20 |
18 |
49 |
The motion as amended was not agreed.