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Transcript: Transcript for 29/11/2018 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.15)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Lynne Neagle AM.

(09.15-10.00)

2.

Endoscopy services in Wales: evidence session with Bowel Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK

Lowri Griffiths, Head of Wales, Bowel Cancer UK

Asha Kaur, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Bowel Cancer UK

Andy Glyde, Public Affairs Manager (Wales), Cancer Research UK

 

Consultation Responses

 

Research Brief

Paper 1 – Bowel Cancer UK

Paper 2 – Cancer Research UK

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Bowel Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK.

2.2 Bowel Cancer UK agreed to provide additional information detailing which Local Health Boards are ‘insourcing’ and ‘outsourcing’ services in endoscopy.

(10.05-10.45)

10.

Endoscopy services in Wales: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Hayley Heard, Head of Bowel Screening Wales, Public Health Wales

Quentin Sandifer, Executive Director of Public Health Services/Medical Director, Public Health Wales

Sharon Hillier, Director of Screening, Public Health Wales

 

Paper 3 – Public Health Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Public Health Wales.

(10.55-11.40)

3.

Endoscopy services in Wales: evidence session with Wales Cancer Network

Dr Tom Crosby, Medical Director of the Wales Cancer Network and Consultant Oncologist, Velindre Cancer Centre

 

Paper 4 – Wales Cancer Network

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Wales Cancer Network.

(11.45-12.45)

4.

Endoscopy services in Wales: evidence session with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board

Jared Torkington, Outgoing chair of the Welsh Association for Gastronenterology and Endoscopy (WAGE) and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Dr Sunil Dolwani, incoming chair of Welsh Association for Gastronenterology and Endoscopy (WAGE) and Consultant Gastroenterologist and Bowel Cancer Screening lead, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Dr John Green, Chair of the Endoscopy Services Quality Assurance Group at the Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy (JAG) and Consultant Gastroenterologist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Phedra Dodds, Consultant Nurse Endoscopist, Powys Teaching Health Board 

 

Paper 5 – Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Paper 6 – Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Paper 7 – Powys Teaching Health Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board.

(13.15-13.45)

5.

Endoscopy services in Wales: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales

Dr Neil Hawkes, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Health Education and Improvement Wales

 

Paper 8 – Health Education and Improvement Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received evidence from a representative of Health Education and Improvement Wales.

(13.45-14.30)

6.

Endoscopy services in Wales: evidence session with Welsh Government officials

 

Andrew Goodall, Director General for Health and Social Services/ NHS Wales Chief Executive, Welsh Government

Simon Dean, NHS Deputy Chief Executive, Welsh Government

Dr Chris Jones, NHS Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Welsh Government

 

Paper 9 – Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee received evidence from Welsh Government officials.

(14.30)

7.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the meeting on 5 December 2018

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed to the Motion.

(14.30-14.40)

8.

Endoscopy services in Wales: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(14.40-15.00)

9.

Autism (Wales) Bill: consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered the draft report.