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Transcript: Transcript for 04/06/2020 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

(09.30-11.00)

2.

COVID-19: Evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Dr Rob Orford, Chief Scientific Adviser for Health

Alan Brace, Director of Finance

Samia Saeed-Edmonds, Planning Programme Director

Jo-Anne Daniels, Director of Mental Health, Vulnerable Groups and NHS Governance

Albert Heaney, Deputy Director General, Health and Social Services Group

 

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services.

2.2. The Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to write to the Committee, and the Children, Young People and Education Committee, confirming the Welsh Government’s approach to publishing, on a regular basis, data it collects relating to service activity and monitoring of mental health services during the pandemic.

(11.00)

3.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of today's meeting

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the Motion to exclude the public for item 4 of today’s meeting.

(11.10-11.20)

4.

COVID-19: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(11.20-12.20)

5.

COVID-19: Evidence session with the Royal College of Physicians

Dr Olwen Williams, RCP Vice President for Wales

Derin Adebiyi, Senior Policy and Campaigns Adviser (Wales)

 

Paper 1 – Royal College of Physicians

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Physicians.

(12.20)

6.

Paper(s) to note

6.1

Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee regarding the Well-Being of Future Generations - Statutory Reports

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee noted the letter.

6.2

Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2021-2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.2 The Committee noted the letter.

(12.20)

7.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee agreed the Motion to exclude the public from the remainder of today’s meeting.

(12.20-12.30)

8.

COVID-19: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.