Agenda and minutes

1.1 Apologies were received from Darren Millar and Kirsty Williams.  There were no substitutions.

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          Gregg Jones, Research Service (by video link)

2.1 The Committee discussed the paper with Gregg Jones from the Research Service.

2.2 The Committee requested further information on health inequalities including any forthcoming legislation, the approval of drugs throughout the EU, and models of care for the elderly in EU countries.

2.3 The Committee agreed to consider EU policy issues again as part of a wider discussion on its future work programme.

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3.1 The Committee agreed the work plan for its inquiry into residential care for older people.

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Chris Jones, Medical Director NHS Wales and Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Grant Duncan, Deputy Director Medical Directorate, Welsh Government

4.1 The officials responded to questions from members of the Committee on the Organ Donation White Paper.

4.2 The officials agreed to provide the following additional information, as requested by the Committee:

·         a list of Third Sector organisations included in the consultation exercise on the White Paper;

·         details of future public meetings on the White Paper;

·         clarification as to whether the current arrangements for organ and tissue donation extend to England and Wales only, or also include Scotland and Northern Ireland.

4.3 The Committee agreed to hold a similar session at the end of the consultation process on the White Paper.

Minutes of the meetings held on 16 and 24 November

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5.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the meetings held on 16 and 24 November.

5.2 The Committee noted the papers to note.

6.1 The Committee agreed the Motion to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 7 & 8.

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report on its inquiry into stroke risk reduction.

8.1 The Committee considered the issues it would raise with the Minister for Health and Social Services at the scrutiny session with her on 25 January 2012.

View the meeting transcript.