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One-day inquiry into stillbirths 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: 29/04/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Follow-up inquiry into stillbirths in Wales: consideration of Ministerial response

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee considered the Minister’s response and agreed not to undertake further work at this stage.

Meeting: 25/02/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

7 Follow up on the one-day inquiry into stillbirths in Wales: consideration of draft output

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services.

 

Meeting: 15/01/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 Follow up on the one-day inquiry into stillbirths in Wales: consideration of evidence

Minister for Health and Social Services’ update report

 

Written evidence

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and the update report from the Minister for Health and Social Services. Members agreed to write to the Minister to note the progress made to date, and to request further information on some specific issues raised in the evidence.

Meeting: 08/10/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Progress report on: stillbirths in Wales

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Minutes:

6.2a The Committee noted the report and agreed to write to relevant stakeholders seeking their views on the report.

Meeting: 08/05/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 3.)

Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee's Report on the One-day inquiry into stillbirths in Wales

 

NDM5231 Vaughan Gething (Cardiff South and Penarth)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the report of the Health and Social Care Committee on its one-day inquiry into stillbirths in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 27 February 2013.

 

Note: The response of the Minister for Health and Social Services to the report was laid in the Table Office on 30 April 2013.

 

Supporting documents:

Health and Social Care Committee’s report

Welsh Government’s response

Decision:

The item started at 14.53

NDM5231 Vaughan Gething (Cardiff South and Penarth)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Health and Social Care Committee on its one-day inquiry into stillbirths in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 27 February 2013.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 28/06/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

One-day inquiry into still births in Wales - Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence it had received on stillbirths in Wales.

 

Meeting: 28/06/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 One-day inquiry into still births in Wales - Oral evidence

 

09:00 – 09:40

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 1 – Holly Martin Stillbirth Research Fund

          Isobel Martin

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 2 – Sands

Janet Scott, Research and Prevention Manager

Shirley Gittoes, Trustee and Vice Chair of Sands Welsh Network

 

09:40 – 10:20

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 3 – National Childbirth Trust

Elizabeth Duff, Senior Policy Adviser

Marilyn Wills, Policy Adviser

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 4 – International Stillbirth Alliance

Prof Gordon Smith

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 5 – Manchester Academic Health Science Centre

Dr Alexander Heazell

 

10:20 – 10:30 Break

 

10:30 – 11:10

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 6 – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Mr Bryan Beattie

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 7 – West Midlands Perinatal Institute

Professor Jason Gardosi, Director

 

11:10 – 11:50

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 8 – Royal College of Midwives

Julia Chandler, National Officer

Stuart Bonar, Public Affairs Officer

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 9 – BMA Wales 

Dr Mark Temple, Chair – Welsh Committee of Public Health Medicine

Mr Phil Banfield, Member of BMA Welsh Council

 

11:50 – 13:00 Lunch

 

13:00 – 13:40

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 10 – Welsh Government

Dr Jean White, Chief Nursing Officer

Polly Ferguson - Women's Reproductive Health 

Dr Heather Payne - Senior Medical Officer (Maternal & Child Health)

 

13:40 – 14:20

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 11 – Public Health Wales

Dr Siobhan Jones, Consultant in Public Health/ Associate Director of Public Health

HSC(4)-19-12 Paper 12 – All Wales Perinatal Survey

Dr Shantini Paranjothy

 

14:20 – 15:00

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 13 - Cwm Taf Health Board

Angela Hopkins Director of Nursing

HSC(4)-19-12 paper 14 – Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Fiona Giraud, Associate Chief of Staff for Women's Services

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on stillbirths in Wales.

 

2.2 Siobhan Jones agreed to establish if Public Health Wales has undertaken engagement with ethnic minority communities on the issue of stillbirths, and provide examples if so.

Meeting: 22/03/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 One-day inquiry into still births in Wales - Consideration of terms of reference

HSC(4)-11-12 paper 11

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the terms of reference for its one-day inquiry into still births in Wales.

 

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