Meetings

NDM5648 David Rees (Aberavon)

The National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report by the Health and Social Care Committee into progress made to date on implementing the Welsh Government's Cancer Delivery Plan, which was laid in the Table Office on 16 October 2014.

Note: The response of the Minister for Health and Social Services was laid on 3 December 2014.

Supporting Documents

Health and Social Care Committee's report

Welsh Government’s Response

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NDM5648 David Rees (Aberavon)

The National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report by the Health and Social Care Committee into progress made to date on implementing the Welsh Government's Cancer Delivery Plan, which was laid in the Table Office on 16 October 2014.

Note: The response of the Minister for Health and Social Services was laid on 3 December 2014

The Motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

1.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report, subject to minor changes, for its inquiry into progress made to date on implementing the Welsh Government’s Cancer Delivery Plan and agreed the approach to launch the report.

3.1 The Committee considered the key issues that have arisen from the inquiry.

3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Ministry of Justice in relation to the European Data Protection Regulations.

Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services

Grant Duncan, Deputy Director Healthcare Policy Division

Chris Jones, Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Carys Thomas, National Institute for Social Care and Health Research (NISCHR)

2.1 The Minister responded to questions from Members.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide the following:

·         a note on the delivery of treatment and services for patients with neuroendocrine tumours at an all-Wales level, as an example of services being delivered for the less common cancers;

·         confirmation that the technology is in place to support the timely reporting at GP, GP cluster and national levels of the reviews of lung and gastrointestinal cancer cases dealt with by each GP in Wales in 2014;

·         a note to update the Committee on the ‘trialogue’ discussions of the draft EU regulations on data protection, and the potential impact on cancer research in Wales;

·         the paper submitted by Public Health Wales to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into National Health Screening;

·         a note on whether there is resource and capacity for bowel scope screening to be provided in Wales.

Sharon Hillier, Deputy Director of Screening, Public Health Wales

Dr Pat Riordan , Director of Health and Healthcare Improvement, Public Health Wales

Dr Dyfed Huws, Director of the  Wales Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU)

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

2.2. Sharon Hillier agreed to provide the Committee with information regarding the number of women over the age of 70 who are self referring for breast cancer screening.

Dr Hamish Laing, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Mr Damian Heron, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and the North Wales Cancer Network

Dr Sian Lewis, Hywel Dda University Health Board

Dr Tom Crosby, Velindre NHS Trust and the South Wales Cancer Network

6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from the Members.

Dr Martin O’Donnell, Royal College of General Practictioners

Alisa Hayes, Royal College of Nursing

Professor John Chester, Royal College of Physicians

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from the Members.

Susan Morris, Macmillan Cancer Support

Simon Jones, Marie Curie Cancer Care

Dr Ian Lewis, Tenovus

Linda McCarthy, Wales Cancer Alliance

5.1 The witnesses responded to questions from the Members.

Emma Greenwood, Cancer Research UK

Dr Alison Parry-Jones, Wales Cancer Bank

4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from the Members.

Rachel Hargest FRCS, British Association of Surgical Oncologists

Dr Martin Rolles, Royal College of Radiologists

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from the Members.

1.1 The Committee discussed, amended and agreed its work plan for the inquiry into progress made to date on implementing the Welsh Government’s Cancer Delivery Plan.