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NDM8752 Plaid Cymru Debate - Dementia diagnosis
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Meeting: 04/12/2024 - Plenary (Item 7)
Plaid Cymru Debate - Dementia diagnosis
NDM8752 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes only 56 per cent of people
living with dementia have a diagnosis.
2. Regrets that Wales has the lowest
published diagnosis rate in the UK.
3. Believes a focus on early and accurate
diagnosis can improve treatment options, reduce the cost of dementia to the NHS
and make a cost saving of up to £45,000 per person by delaying admission to
care homes.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to include
new dementia diagnosis targets in the new dementia action plan.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all after point 1 and replace with:
Notes Wales has the lowest published
diagnosis rate in the UK.
Believes a focus on early and accurate
diagnosis can improve treatment options and potentially reduce the cost of
dementia to the NHS.
Welcomes the Welsh Government’s intention to
refresh the Dementia Action Plan.
Calls on the Welsh Government to include new
dementia diagnosis targets in the new plan.
Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure the new dementia action plan puts patients and their loved ones first, whilst promoting research into the disease.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.31
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8752 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes only 56 per cent of people living with dementia have
a diagnosis.
2. Regrets that Wales has the lowest published diagnosis rate in
the UK.
3. Believes a focus on early and accurate diagnosis can improve
treatment options, reduce the cost of dementia to the NHS and make a cost
saving of up to £45,000 per person by delaying admission to care homes.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to include new dementia diagnosis
targets in the new dementia action plan.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
27 |
52 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
Delete
all after point 1 and replace with:
Notes
Wales has the lowest published diagnosis rate in the UK.
Believes
a focus on early and accurate diagnosis can improve treatment options and
potentially reduce the cost of dementia to the NHS.
Welcomes
the Welsh Government’s intention to refresh the Dementia Action Plan.
Calls
on the Welsh Government to include new dementia diagnosis targets in the new
plan.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
27 |
11 |
14 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
Amendment
2 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West)
Add as
new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to ensure the new dementia action plan puts patients
and their loved ones first, whilst promoting research into the disease.
A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes only 56 per cent of people living with dementia have
a diagnosis.
2.
Notes Wales has the lowest published diagnosis rate in the UK.
3.
Believes a focus on early and accurate diagnosis can improve treatment options
and potentially reduce the cost of dementia to the NHS.
4.
Welcomes the Welsh Government’s intention to refresh the Dementia Action Plan.
5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to include new dementia diagnosis targets in the
new plan.
6.
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure the new dementia action plan puts
patients and their loved ones first, whilst promoting research into the
disease.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
The motion as amended was agreed.