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NDM8944 Welsh Conservatives Debate - health emergency
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Meeting: 02/07/2025 - Plenary (Item 8)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - health emergency
NDM8944 Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To
propose that the Senedd:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to declare a health emergency.
The following amendment was tabled:
Amendment
1 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the Senedd
1.
Recognises the NHS in Wales faces increased demand from demographic changes and
the consequences from rising obesity and long-term, chronic health problems but
this does not mean this is a health emergency.
2.
Notes the action the Welsh Government is taking to address these issues and
improve people’s health and access to healthcare including:
a)
£120m to cut waiting times and the overall size of the waiting list;
b)
changes to the GP contract to provide continuity of care for people with
long-term conditions; and
c)
Wales becoming a Marmot Nation to tackle health inequalities.
Minutes:
The item started at 16.25
Voting on the
motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was
taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8944 Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To propose
that the Senedd:
Calls on the
Welsh Government to declare a health emergency.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
24 |
0 |
26 |
50 |
The motion
without amendment was not agreed.
The following
amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd
1. Recognises the NHS in Wales faces
increased demand from demographic changes and the consequences from rising
obesity and long-term, chronic health problems but this does not mean this is a
health emergency.
2. Notes the action the Welsh
Government is taking to address these issues and improve people’s health and
access to healthcare including:
a) £120m to cut waiting times
and the overall size of the waiting list;
b) changes to the GP contract
to provide continuity of care for people with long-term conditions; and
c) Wales becoming a Marmot
Nation to tackle health inequalities.
A vote was taken on amendment
1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
24 |
50 |
Amendment 1
was agreed.
A vote was
taken on the motion as amended:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the NHS in Wales
faces increased demand from demographic changes and the consequences from
rising obesity and long-term, chronic health problems but this does not mean
this is a health emergency.
2. Notes the action the Welsh
Government is taking to address these issues and improve people’s health and
access to healthcare including:
a) £120m to cut waiting times
and the overall size of the waiting list;
b) changes to the GP contract
to provide continuity of care for people with long-term conditions; and
c) Wales becoming a Marmot
Nation to tackle health inequalities.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
24 |
50 |
The motion as amended was agreed.