Meetings
One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales
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: 30/05/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Wheelchair services in Wales - Evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services
HSC(4)-16-12 paper 1
Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Health and Social Services
Dr Owen Crawley, Chief Scientific Advisor
Alison Strode, Therapy Adviser for Wales
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Minutes:
2.1 The Minister for Health and Social Services and
officials responded to questions from members of the Committee on wheelchair
services in Wales.
Meeting: 26/04/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)
One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales - Consideration of key issues
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee considered the key issues from the one-day inquiry into wheelchair services.
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales - Consideration of evidence
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had received on wheelchair service in Wales and agreed that a paper setting out the key themes from the evidence should be prepared for its consideration.
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales - Oral evidence
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 The planner's perspective
HSC(4)-09-12 paper 3
Dr Cerilan Rogers,
Director of Specialised and Tertiary Services, Welsh Health Specialised
Services Committee
Mr Daniel
Phillips, Chair, All Wales Posture and Mobility Service Partnership Board
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Minutes:
2.5 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on wheelchair services in Wales.
2.6 Dr Rogers undertook to provide
further information clarifying timescales in relation to planning and service specification
delivery from the perspective of the WHSSC / the All Wales Posture and Mobility
Service Partnership Board.
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 The NHS provider's perspective
HSC(4)-09-12 paper 1
Helen Hortop, Head of Artificial Limb and Appliances Service, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Fiona Jenkins, Executive Director for Therapies and Health Sciences, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Andrew Lloyd, Head of Quality and IT, Artificial Limb and Appliances Service, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
HSC(4)-09-12 paper 2
Dr Maire Doran, North Wales Artificial Limb and Appliances Service
Gareth Evans, Clinical Director of Performance & Improvement, Therapies & Clinical Support CPG, BCUHB
Supporting documents:
- Paper 1, item 2 PDF 1 MB View as HTML (2/1) 88 KB
- Paper 1 Annex, item 2 PDF 106 KB
- Paper 2, item 2 PDF 931 KB View as HTML (2/3) 43 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on wheelchair services in Wales.
2.2 Dr Doran agreed to provide the following additional information as requested by the Committee:
·
A definition of “repair” (as referred to during the discussion on
the approved repairer’s success in achieving its targets);
·
Her thoughts on the trajectory for the development of services in
North Wales over the next 12 months;
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A copy of the allocation letter received from the Welsh Government
following the rejection of the North Wales service’s bid for resources to
support adult services.
2.3 Mr Lloyd agreed to provide a
draft copy of the new referral process being developed by the South Wales
Artificial Limb and Appliance Service.
2.4 The witnesses agreed to
provide their thoughts on the 3 key areas where further progress is needed in
wheelchair services in Wales.
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 The charitable provider's perspective
HSC(4)-08-12 paper 7
Jeff Collins, Director – Wales, British Red Cross
Nicola Wannell, Service Development Manager
(SE Wales), British Red Cross
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.3 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the
public on wheelchair services in Wales.
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 The practitioner's perspective
HSC(4)-08-12 paper 5
Philippa Ford, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Policy Officer for Wales
Ruth Jones, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
HSC(4)-08-12 paper 6
Sandra Morgan, College of
Occupational Therapists Wales
Ellis Peters, College of
Occupational Therapists Wales
Break 11.00 – 11.10
Supporting documents:
- Paper 5, item 2 PDF 204 KB View as HTML (2/1) 53 KB
- Paper 6, item 2 PDF 1 MB View as HTML (2/2) 31 KB
Minutes:
2.2 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the
public on wheelchair services in Wales.
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 The user's perspective
HSC(4)-08-12 paper 2
Joseph Carter, Chair, Wales Neurological Alliance
HSC(4)-08-12 paper 3
Keith Bowen, Manager, Contact a Family Wales
HSC(4)-08-12 paper 4
Matt O’Grady, Senior Campaign and Policy Officer, Scope Cymru
Supporting documents:
- Paper 2, item 2 PDF 296 KB
- Paper 3, item 2 PDF 450 KB View as HTML (2/2) 38 KB
- Paper 4, item 2 PDF 226 KB View as HTML (2/3) 30 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the public on wheelchair services in Wales.
Meeting: 08/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales - Oral evidence
HSC(4)-08-12 paper 1 Update from the Welsh Government
Supporting documents: