Agenda and minutes

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1.1 Kirsty Williams gave her apologies for the first part of the morning session. Darren Millar gave his apologies for the afternoon session.

South Wales Programme

·         Paul Hollard, Programme Director

·         Andrew Goodall, Lead Chief Executive

·         Hamish Laing, Director of Clinical Strategy at ABMU/Member of SWP Programme Team

2.1 The representatives from the South Wales Programme responded to questions from committee members.

2.2 The Committee requested that the South Wales Programme provide information to the Committee on how the financial impact of the south Wales reconfiguration plans has been assessed and considered by each individual local health board.

Wales Deanery

·         Professor Peter Donnelly, Deputy Dean

·         Dr Helen Fardy, Reconfiguration Clinical Lead for Paediatrics

·         Dr Jeremy Gasson, Reconfiguration Clinical Lead for Obstetrics and Gynecology

·         Dr Michael Obiako, Reconfiguration Clinical Lead for Emergency Medicine

National Clinical Forum

·         Professor Mike Harmer, Chair

3.1 Representatives from the Wales Deanery and Professor Harmer from the National Clinical Forum responded to questions from committee members.

3.2 The Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the South Wales Programme to ask whether the written evidence submitted to the Programme’s consultation by the National Clinical Forum will be made public after the Programme Board has met on 22 October.

3.3 The Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Minister for Health and Social Services to seek an indication of the timetable in which the Welsh Government intends to make a formal response to the outcome of the forthcoming Shape of Training Review (the Greenaway review).

4.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the previous meeting.

4a.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Services.

5.1 The motion was agreed.

Note: Stage 2 proceedings on this Bill will only go ahead if the General Principles are agreed to on 8 October 2013.

6.1 The Committee discussed and agreed, in principle, the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings.

7.1 The Committee discussed its access to medical technologies in Wales inquiry.

8.1 In preparation for its scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2014-15, the Committee held a roundtable discussion with representatives from relevant stakeholder groups.