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(09.15) |
Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed
members of the Committee, the Minister and his officials, and members of the
public to the meeting. 1.2 Apologies were received
from Kirsty Williams. |
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(09.15 - 10.15) |
Inquiry into orthodontic services in Wales: Evidence session 3 Mark
Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Dr Sandra Sandham, Chair of the Strategic Advisory Group on
Orthodontics David Thomas, Chief Dental Officer Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The Minister responded to questions from the Committee. 2.2 The Minister agreed to ask Professor Stephen Richmond to
consider the need for a minimum age for referral to orthodontic services, aside
from the 2% of children quoted by the Chief Dental Officer as having an
identified need for early referral. |
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(10.15) |
Papers to note Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1 The Committee noted the
minutes of the previous meetings. |
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(10.20) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public for item 5 and under Standing Order 17.42(ix) for item 6 Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed. |
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(10.35 - 11.35) |
Inquiry into access to medical technologies - consideration of the key issues Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the key issues that have arisen
from the inquiry. 5.2 The Committee noted its view that further exploration of
access to medical technologies within primary care and social care is required
before completing this inquiry. The Committee agreed to invite representatives
from the British Medical Association, the Association of Directors of Social
Services, Local Health Boards and Local Authorities, and any other relevant
organisations, to explore these matters further. |
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(11.35 - 12.05) |
Consideration of the Committee's forward work programme for the autumn term 2014 Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed to: ·
undertake an inquiry into legal highs in the autumn term. The
Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry in due course; ·
invite the Older People's Commissioner to give evidence in
the autumn term, particularly to discuss her review of residential care and her
annual report; ·
invite the Chief Medical Officer to attend a general scrutiny
session in the autumn term as part of the Committee’s programme of scrutiny of
Wales’s Chief Health Professionals; ·
invite Government officials to provide a factual briefing on
the regulations emanating from the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act
2014 in the autumn term, once draft regulations are published; ·
raise, amongst other things, the following issues with the
Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Social
Services during the scheduled general scrutiny session on 16 July: o
the Auditor General for Wales' report on the management of
chronic conditions; o
GP recruitment, retention and training; o
recent reports on cardiac surgery waiting times; ·
consider matters relating to NHS Wales’s complaints process,
to be specifically informed by the Report on the Review of Concerns
(Complaints) Handling within NHS Wales, led by Keith Evans, once the report is
available. |