Agenda and minutes

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1.1       The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.

1.2       Apologies were received from Mohammed Asghar. There was no substitute.

PAC(4)-01-14 (paper 1)

Dr Andrew Goodall - Aneurin Bevan Health Board

2.1 The Committee questioned Dr Andrew Goodall, Chief Executive of Aneurin Bevan Health Board, on Unscheduled Care

2.1 Dr Goodall agreed to provide a note to Committee on a number of issues raised during the session.

Dr Chris Jones – Cwm Taf Health Board

3.1 The Committee questioned Dr Chris Jones of Cwm Taf Health Board on Unscheduled Care.

3.2 Dr Jones agreed to  send a written response outlining the current position in implementing the recommendations of the National Out-of-Hours Steering Group.

PAC(4)-01-14 (paper 2)

4.1 The Committee considered and noted the Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s report on the Caldicot and Wentlooge Internal Drainage Board.

4.2 Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Natural Resources and Food to ascertain whether the cross border audit regime can be achieved without legislation.

5.1 The papers were noted.

Items 7, 8, 9 & 10 

6.1 The motion was agreed.

7.1 Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Director General  & Chief Executive of NHS Wales seeking clarification on a number of issues raised in evidence.

8.1 Committee received a briefing from the Wales Audit Office and noted that two further reports were being prepared on similar issues involving grant funding. Committee also noted that the Welsh Government is due to send the Committee an annual report on grants management and agreed to schedule an evidence sesion when all this information was available.

9.1 Further information had been received from the Wales Audit Office on this inquiry which Committee considered and the report will reflect this. A draft report will be scheduled for discussion later this month.

PAC(4)-01-14(paper 3)

10.1 Committee agreed the letter and Memorandum.