Meetings

General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility for health and social care

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: 19/03/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2.1)

2.1 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care following the General Scrutiny Session on 4 February 2026.

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Meeting: 04/02/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children and Social Care

Sarah Murphy MS, Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Jacqueline Totterdell - Director General, Health/ NHS Chief Executive

Nick Wood - Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales

Isabel Oliver - Chief Medical Officer

Albert Heaney - Chief Social Care Officer for Wales

 

Research brief

Paper 1: Welsh Government briefing

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the Director General, Health/ NHS Executive, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Social Care officer for Wales.

2.2 The Ministers agreed to provide data on:-

-The local authority responses regarding unpaid carers & carers’ assessments

-Specific data on oncologist training

-The Sanctuary model (mental health)

-NHS recovery and planned care funding – a summary of the funding that was promised; how much was allocated each year of this Senedd; how much was actually spend; and what difference it made to waiting times

-Details of Powys residents waiting longer than two years for treatment, as per the Patient Tracking List

-Details of the Rutherford Cancer Centre, including the site and the unused equipment

-Consultant contracts – details of the ratio of NHS to private sessions

 

Meeting: 21/05/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility for health and social care

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Meeting: 06/02/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 6)

6 General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility for health and social care

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Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust - General Scrutiny: consideration of draft report

Paper 3 – draft report

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to minor changes.

Meeting: 10/07/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Response from the Minister for Social Care to the Chair following the general scrutiny session on 12 June 2024

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Minutes:

6.2 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 10/07/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Social Care following the general scrutiny session and evidence session on the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill on 12 June 2024

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 12/06/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Response from the Cabinet Secretary to the Chair regarding the suspension of maternity services in Swansea Bay University Health Board

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4.4 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 12/06/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding the suspension of maternity services in Swansea Bay University Health Board

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4.3 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 06/06/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7.5)

7.5 Supplementary Information from the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust to the Chair following the evidence session on 15 May 2024

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Meeting: 06/06/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5.)

General scrutiny session and evidence session on the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill with the Minister for Social Care: consideration of evidence

Meeting: 06/06/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8.)

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Mental Health and Early Years: consideration of evidence

Meeting: 06/06/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6.)

6. General scrutiny session with the Minister for Mental Health and Early Years

Jayne Bryant MS, Minister for Mental Health and Early Years
Alex Slade - Director of Primary Care, Mental Health & Early Years – Welsh Government

Paper 3 – Welsh Government

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Meeting: 15/05/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 General scrutiny session with the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

Jason Killens, Chief Executive – Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

Colin Dennis, Chair - Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

Andy Swinburn, Executive Director of Paramedicine - Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

 

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust Integrated Medium-Term Plan 2024-2027

Paper 2 - Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust Board meeting paper: Monthly Integrated Quality & Performance Dashboard January/February 2024

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WASUT).

2.2 Jason Killens, Chief Executive agreed to write to the Committee with  additional information in respect of their non-emergency transport service (NEPTS) and the work they have undertaken on culture within WASUT.

Meeting: 15/05/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

General scrutiny session with the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust: consideration for evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to produce a short report.

Meeting: 24/01/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing to the Chair with follow up questions from the general Ministerial scrutiny session of 8 November 2023

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6.2 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 24/01/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing with follow up questions from the general Ministerial scrutiny session of 8 November 2023

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 08/11/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services
Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

 

Jeremy Griffith, Director of Operations – Welsh Government

Hywel Jones, Director of Finance – Welsh Government

Albert Heaney, Chief Social Care Officer – Welsh Government

Alex Slade, Director of Primary Care and Mental Health – Welsh Government

Irfon Rees, Director of Health and Wellbeing – Welsh Government

 

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Welsh Government

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

2.2 The Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to share a copy of the task and finish group’s report upon publication.

Meeting: 08/11/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

General scrutiny session: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Joint letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services from the Health and Social Care Committee and the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

 

Meeting: 27/04/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding Welsh Government plans

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Minutes:

8.4 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 27/04/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding Welsh Government plans

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8.3 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 26/01/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Health Service Procurement Bill

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6.7 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 11/01/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter to the Ministers with responsibility for Health and Social Care following the general scrutiny session on 6 October 2022

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3.12 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 11/01/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Ministers with responsibility for Health and Social Care following the general scrutiny session on 6 October 2022

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3.13 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 17/11/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter to the Ministers with responsibility for health and social services regarding provision of written evidence

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3.2 The Committee noted the letter

 

Meeting: 17/11/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Ministers with responsibility for health and social services regarding provision of written evidence

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3.1 The Committee noted the letter

 

Meeting: 17/11/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding request for information

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3.3 The Committee noted the letter

 

Meeting: 17/11/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Director General Health & Social Services regarding update on setting up an NHS Executive for Wales and stakeholder survey feedback

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3.7 The Committee noted the letter

 

Meeting: 19/10/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

7 General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility for health and social care: correspondence

Paper 4 - Correspondence with the Ministers with responsibility for health and social services

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Ministers to respond to their letter of 11 October 2022.

7.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Ministers to request further information following the general Ministerial scrutiny session on 6 October 2022.

Meeting: 06/10/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility for health and social care: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

8.1 Members considered the evidence heard during the session.

8.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Ministers to follow up on issues discussed or not reached during the session

 

Meeting: 06/10/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

5 General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility for health and social care: Evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

 

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Nick Wood, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales – Welsh Government

Albert Heaney, Director Social Services & Chief Social Care Officer for Wales – Welsh Government

Matt Downton, Head of Mental Health & Vulnerable Groups – Welsh Government

Irfon Rees, Director of Health and Wellbeing – Welsh Government

 

Research brief

Paper 4 – Welsh Government

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Minutes:

5.1 The Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Welsh Government officials answered questions from Committee Members.

 

Meeting: 21/09/2022 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 4)

4 General scrutiny of Ministers with responsibility health and social care

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Meeting: 21/09/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from Chair to Stakeholders regarding the NHS Executive for Wales

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6.10  The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 21/09/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Optometry Bill

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6.8  The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 21/09/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Response to Chair from stakeholders regarding the NHS Executive for Wales

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6.11  The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 21/09/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Optometry Bill

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6.9  The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 08/06/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair regarding the NHS Executive for Wales

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Minutes:

3.4 The Committee noted the letter.
3.4 (a) The Committee agreed to write to the 34 organisations who recently wrote to the Committee regarding the establishment of an independent NHS Executive to share a copy of the Minister's letter and ask for their views on the Minister’s response.

Meeting: 18/11/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding follow up questions from the general scrutiny session on 23 September 2021

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4.3 Mike Hedges MS noted that he was not content with the written response from the Minister for Health and Social Services in answer to the question he had raised about whether local authorities were spending their standard spending assessments and expenditure.

Meeting: 23/09/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General Health & Social Services

Albert Heaney, Chief Social Care Officer for Wales
Tracey Breheny, Deputy Director of Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Vulnerable Groups

 

Research brief

Paper 2 – Welsh Government

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

3.2 The Deputy Minister for Social Services agreed to provide further detail about how any social care needs of people who have or are recovering from long COVID are being considered, assessed and met by local health boards and regional partnership boards.

3.3 Dr Andrew Goodall agreed to provide data on the proportion of GP consultations held face to face and remotely, including any variance between health boards and between practices across Wales.

3.4 The Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing agreed to write to the Committee with details on the number of children, young people and adults accessing primary and specialist mental health services, and waiting times for assessment and therapeutic intervention.

3.5 The Chief Social Care Officer for Wales agreed to confirm whether any local authority in Wales is currently spending less than its standard spending assessment on social care.

 

 

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