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Improving access to support for unpaid carers

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: 11/03/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2.)

2. Inquiry into improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of draft report

Supplement 1 - Inquiry into improving access to support for unpaid carers: draft report

Supporting documents:

  • Inquiry into improving access to support for unpaid carers: draft report

Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3.6)

3.6 Response from the Minister for Children & Social Care re the inquiry into improving access to support for unpaid carers

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3.5)

3.5 Letter to the Minister for Children & Social Care re the inquiry into improving access to support for unpaid carers

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 26/02/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Supplementary evidence from Carers Trust Wales and Carers Wales to support the inquiry into improving support for unpaid carers following the Minister’s evidence session on 22 January

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.2.1 The Committee noted the additional evidence.

Meeting: 22/01/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

Improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of evidence and key issues for draft report

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee reviewed and discussed the evidence received and agreed key issues to be included in the draft report.

 

Meeting: 22/01/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with the Minister for Children and Social Care

Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children and Social Care

Alistair Davey, Deputy Director Social Services Enabling

Denise Moultrie, Head of Domiciliary Care and Unpaid Carers’ Policy

 

Research brief

Paper 1: Welsh Government evidence submission

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Children and Social Care.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide data on:-

·         The unpaid carers action plan, which is being led by ADSS Cymru;

·         What respite care local authorities are offering to carers who have been identified as needing respite care.

Meeting: 15/01/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

Improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 15/01/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives

David Watkins, Corporate Carers Lead, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Chris Ball, Ageing Well Programme Manager, Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board

Suzie Becquer-Moreno, Carers Lead, Patient Experience, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board consultation response

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Cym Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board.

Meeting: 17/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

Improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 17/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 5

Catrin Perry, Head of Adult Services in Conwy and Chair of AWASH -ADSS Cymru

Cllr Jane Gebbie - Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Social Services, Health and Wellbeing, Bridgend County Borough Council and WLGA Spokesperson for Health and Social Care

Cllr Dilwyn Morgan - Cabinet Member Adults, Health and Wellbeing, Cygnor Gwynedd and WLGA Spokesperson for Health and Social Care

 

Paper 4 – ADSS Cymru: Consultation response

Paper 5 – WLGA: Consultation response

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from local authority representatives.

Meeting: 17/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 4

 

Kate Cubbage, Director of Wales, Carers Trust Wales.

Greg Thomas, Chief Executive of Neath Port Talbot Carers Centre, Carers Trust Wales.

Rob Simkins, Head of Policy and Public Affairs - Wales

Carers Wales.

 

Research brief

Paper 2 – Carers Trust Wales: Consultation response

Paper 3 – Carers Wales: Consultation response

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives from Carers Trust Wales and Carers Wales.

Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 1

Adult Carers

Anne Soley

Judith Russell

Sue Rendell

Chris Kemp-Philp

Kay John-Williams -Support worker

 

Research Brief

Supporting documents:

  • Research brief

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from a panel representing adult carers.

Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

Improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 3

Younger Carers

Albie Sutton

Elektra Thomas

Ffiôn-Hâf Scott

 

Kate Cubbage - Carers Trust Wales

 

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received evidence from a panel representing younger carers.

Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 2

Global Majority Carers

Hazel Lim

Jusna Begum

Runa Begum

Bobbi-Jo Haarhoff

Kalpana Natarajan

 

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from a panel representing global majority carers.

Meeting: 19/11/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 1)

1 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: roundtable session

Improving access to support for unpaid carers: roundtable session -Information for participants

Supporting documents:

  • Improving access to support for unpaid carers: roundtable session - Information for participants

Minutes:

1.1 The Committee held a private stakeholder session with unpaid carers, to inform our inquiry.

Meeting: 19/11/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

5 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: engagement findings

Paper 3 – Engagement findings report

 

Supporting documents:

  • Paper 3 – Engagement findings report

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee discussed the report findings.

 

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