Meetings

Gynaecological cancers

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.

Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.

 

 

Meeting: 17/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government: consideration of draft report

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report subject to some minor amendments to be approved by email.

Meeting: 15/10/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to produce a short report of its findings.

Meeting: 15/10/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government

Jeremy Miles - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Sarah Murphy – Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing of Wales

 

Nick Wood - Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales

Abi Phillips - Deputy Director, Quality and Nursing Directorate

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Letter to Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing – 9 June 2025

Paper 2 – Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care - 28 July 2025

Paper 3 - Stakeholders views on the Welsh Government's implementation of our report recommendations

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

2.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide data on the number of GPs in Wales referring patients into Rapid Diagnostic Centres.

Meeting: 05/06/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 10)

10 Gynaecological cancers inquiry: follow up

Paper 4 – Gynaecological Cancer – Research briefing.

Supporting documents:

  • Paper 4 - Gynaecological cancers inquiry - follow up

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing regarding the implementation of the recommendations in its report on gynaecological cancers.

 

Meeting: 14/05/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter to Tenovus Cancer Care regarding request to hold a short inquiry into the implementation of the Committees' report on gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.5.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 14/05/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from Tenovus Cancer care and Claire's Campaign, regarding request for short inquiry into the implementation oof the Committees' report on gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.6.1 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 14/05/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from Tenovus Cancer Care regarding request to hold a short inquiry into the implementation of the Committee's report on gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 05/03/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from Tenovus cancer care re request to hold a short inquiry into the implementation of the Committee's unheard report following gynaecological cancers inquiry

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 26/09/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 26/09/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.3.1. The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 15/05/2024 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee report - Unheard: Women's journey through gynaecological cancer

NDM8581 Russell George (Montgomeryshire)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Health and Social Care Committee report ‘Unheard: Women’s journey through gynaecological cancer’ that was laid on 6 December 2023.

Supporting documents

Welsh Government response to the committee report

Senedd blog (includes videos) - Gynaecological cancers: Are women being taken seriously?

Minutes:

The item started at 16.13

NDM8581 Russell George (Montgomeryshire)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Health and Social Care Committee report ‘Unheard: Women’s journey through gynaecological cancer’ that was laid on 6 December 2023.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 25/04/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

7 Gynaecological cancers: consideration of stakeholders' views to the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report

Research brief

Paper 12 – Marie Cure

Paper 13 – An individual

Paper 14 – Tenovus Cancer Care

Paper 15 - The British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS)

Paper 16 – Target Ovarian Cancer

Paper 17 – An individual

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the views submitted by stakeholders and discussed the forthcoming debate on the Committee’s report, due to take place on 15 May 2024.

 

Meeting: 14/03/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 11)

11 Gynaecological cancers: consideration of Welsh Government response

Paper 9 – Welsh Government response

Paper 10 – Research brief – analysis of Welsh Government response

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

11.1 The Committee discussed the Welsh Government’s response and agreed to write to stakeholders to seek their views on the response.

Meeting: 08/11/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

7 Gynaecological cancers: consideration of draft report

Paper 3 – draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

Meeting: 19/10/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Chair to Professor Arianna Di Florio regarding the SAIL databank

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.7 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 19/10/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Chair to Professor Arianna Di Florio regarding the SAIL databank

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.6 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 19/10/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chairs of the Health and Social Committee and the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding sexual harassment in surgical settings

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.5 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 19/10/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair with follow up questions from the evidence session of 21 September 2023

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.4 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 19/10/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Gynaecological cancers: draft report

Paper 5 – draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the report and agreed to consider a second iteration at its meeting on Wednesday 8 November.

Meeting: 21/09/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

Gynaecological cancers: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

4.1     The Committee discussed the evidence received and identified areas for inclusion in its report.

Meeting: 21/09/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services 

Professor Chris Jones - Deputy Chief Medical Officer - Welsh Government
Nick Wood - Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales – Welsh Government

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Welsh Government
Paper 2 – Gynaecological cancers engagement findings

Supporting documents:

Minutes:


2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

2.2 Nick Wood, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales agreed to write to the Committee with details on the Welsh Government’s targets for gynaecological cancer survival rates.

2.3 Nick Wood, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales agreed to liaise with Public Health Wales and to write to the Committee with details of the publication of up- to date referral data relating to the single cancer pathway.

 

Meeting: 21/09/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Response from Professor Dyfed Wyn Huws to the Chair regarding follow up questions from the evidence session on 29 June 2023 regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.16 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 21/09/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Response from Professor Dyfed Wyn Huws to the Chair regarding follow up questions from the evidence session on 29 June 2023 regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.15 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 21/09/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Chair to Professor Dyfed Wyn Huws regarding follow up questions from the evidence session on 29 June 2023 regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.14 the Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 29/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from Health Education and Improvement Wales regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 29/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8

Natasha Wynne, Senior Policy Manager, Marie Curie

Dr Jo Hayes, Medical Director

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Marie Curie.

Meeting: 29/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter to Health Education and Improvement Wales regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 29/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

Gynaecological cancers: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 29/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 7

Professor Dyfed Wyn Huws, Director, Wales Cancer Surveillance and Intelligence Unit (WCSIU)

Helen Thomas, Chief Executive, Digital Health and Care Wales

 

Evidence from Public Health Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Wales Cancer Surveillance and Intelligence Unit (WCSIU) and Digital Health and Care Wales.

Meeting: 14/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

7 Letter from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine regarding the inquiry into gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.2 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 14/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

7 Letter to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine regarding gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 14/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 8)

Gynaecological cancers: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 14/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 6

Sadie Jones, Consultant Gynaecology Oncology Surgeon, Wales Cancer Research Centre  

Professor Iolo Doull, All Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Andy Glyde, Cancer Research UK

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received evidence from Wales Cancer Research centre, All Medicines Wales Strategy Group and Cancer Research UK.

Meeting: 14/06/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 5 - Public Health Wales

Professor Fu-Meng Khaw, National Director of Health Protection and Screening Services and Executive Medical Director, Public Health Wales

Dr Sharon Hillier, Director of the Screening Division, Public Health Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives Public Health Wales.

Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3

Lowri Griffiths, Chair, Wales Cancer Alliance & Director of Support, Policy and Insight, Tenovous Cancer Care

Rachel Downing, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Target Ovarian Cancer

Claire O'Shea, Person affected by cancer

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Wales Cancer Alliance.

 

Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

Gynaecological cancers: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 4

Dr Shanti Karupiah, Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Zohra Ali, British Islamic Medical Association

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Islamic Medical Association.

3.2 The Royal College of General Practitioners agreed to provide further information on whether patients were presenting at a more advanced stage of gynaecological cancer following the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Meeting: 27/04/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

7 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 2

Professor Tom Crosby, Wales Cancer Network

Dr Louise Hanna, Wales Cancer Network

 

Paper 9: Wales Cancer Network Gynaecological Cancer Site Group

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Wales Cancer Network.

Meeting: 27/04/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Gynaecological cancers: Panel 1

Dr Aarti Sharma, British Gynaecological Cancer Society

Sarah Burton, Royal College of Nursing

 

 

Research brief

Paper 8: Royal College of Nursing

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the British Gynaecological Cancer Society and the Royal College of Nursing Wales.

Meeting: 27/04/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

5 Gynaecological cancers: video evidence

Judi Rhys, Tenovus Cancer Care

Lowri Griffiths, Tenovus Cancer Care

Rhayna Mann, Senedd Commission

 

 

Paper 7: Approach to receiving video evidence

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee watched the videos and discussed them with representatives from Tenovous Cancer Care and the Senedd Citizen Engagement Team.

5.2 Sarah Murphy declared that she knows Claire O’Shea personally.

 

Topics

Helpful Links

Related