Agenda and minutes

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1.1 The Chair apologised to Members and witnesses for the delay in starting the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Darren Millar. The Chair noted that Gwyn Price had offered his apologies for the first part of the morning session.

Jo Jerrome, Atrial Fibrillation Association

Ana Palazon, Director Wales, Stroke Association

Paul Underwood, Deputy Director Wales, Stroke Association

Lowri Griffiths, Stroke Association

2.1 Due to technical issues, items 2 and 3 were taken together.

2.2 Representatives of the Stroke Association and the Wales Stroke Alliance responded to questions from committee members.

2.3 Lowri Griffiths of the Stroke Association noted that Professor Marcus Longley, Welsh Institute of Health and Social Care (WIHSC), has agreed to work with them to develop an economic assessment of stroke services in Wales. Ms Griffiths also noted that the National Institute for Social Care and Health Research Clinical Research Centre (NISCHR-CRC) has indicated that funds are available to undertake the assessment. Ms Griffiths agreed to present this work to the Committee on completion.

Dr Anne Freeman, Clinical Lead for Stroke in Wales, National Delivery Unit

Dr Hamsaraj Shetty, Consultant Stroke Physician, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board 

3.1 Due to technical issues, items 2 and 3 were taken together.

3.2 Representatives of the Stroke Association and the Wales Stroke Alliance responded to questions from committee members.

Mrs Jan Smith, Executive Director and Executive Lead for Stroke, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Dr Yaqoob Bhat, Stroke Physician, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Dr Hugo van Woerden, Director of Innovation and Development, Public Health Wales

Amanda Smith, Director of Therapies & Health Sciences, Quality and Safety, Powys Teaching Health Board.

4.1 Representatives of local health boards and the Public Health Wales responded to questions from committee members.

4.2 Dr van Woerden noted that a particular piece of work is on-going in Caerphilly County Borough that relates to the rehabilitation of vascular dementia sufferers, details of which would be sent to the Committee.

4.3 Jan Smith, of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, agreed to provide the Committee with information regarding the cost to the Cardiac and Cancer Networks of employing managers who oversee the running of each Network.

Nicola Davis-Job, Acting Associate Director (Professional Practice), Royal College of Nursing 

Carole Saunders, Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist, Singleton Hospital

Dr Amer Jafar, BMA Cymru Wales and Associate Specialist in Rehab Medicine, St Woolos Hospital

Dr Phil White, BMA Cymru Wales, General Practitioner, North Wales

5.1 Representatives of the Royal College of Nursing and BMA Cymru Wales responded to questions from committee members.

Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services

Chris Jones, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Health Services)

6.1 The Minister for Health and Social Services and Dr Chris Jones, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales, responded to questions from committee members.

7a.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the health protection and immunisation budget.

7b.1 The Committee noted the letter from the South Wales Plan Programme Board.

Item 9

8.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

9.1 The Committee received a briefing on Stage 2 committee procedures.