Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Helen Finlayson 

Expected timing: Hybrid 

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 02/12/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee

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.

1.2 Apologies were received from Jack Sargeant MS.
1.3 Apologies were received from Mike Hedges MS for the afternoon part of the meeting.

(09.30-10.30)

2.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals

Dai Davies, Professional Practice Lead, Wales - Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Calum Higgins, Public Affairs and Policy Manager Wales - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Dr Christian Egeler, Faculty of Pain Medicine

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Paper 2 – Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of allied health professionals.

(10.45-11.30)

3.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance

Richard Pugh, Chair - Wales Cancer Alliance

Andy Glyde, Vice Chair - Wales Cancer Alliance

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Wales Cancer Alliance.

3.2 Andy Glyde, agreed to write to the Committee to provide further information about where resources and investment in cancer services should be targeted. 

(11.30)

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

Letter from Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution regarding common frameworks

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.2

Response from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding common frameworks

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2 The Committee noted the response.

4.3

Letter from Chair, Petitions Committee to the Chair regarding petition P-05-1045: to make shared-decision making and monthly mental health care-plan reviews a legal requirement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.3 The Committee noted the letter.

4.4

Response from the Chair to Chair, Petitions regarding petition P-05-1045: to make shared-decision making and monthly mental health care-plan reviews a legal requirement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4 The Committee noted the response.

4.5

Letter from the UK Minister for Health to the Chair regarding the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Health and Care Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.5 The Committee noted the letter.

4.6

Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Health and Care Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.6 The Committee noted the letter.

4.7

Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair regarding the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Health and Care Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.7 The Committee noted the response.

(11.30)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6,7,8 and 11 of today's meeting

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(11.30-11.45)

6.

Inquiry into mental health inequalities: consideration of approach

Paper 3 – scope and approach

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee agreed the proposals set out in the scoping paper for this inquiry.

(11.45-12.00)

7.

Sixth Senedd Health and Social Care Committee Strategy

Paper 4 - Sixth Senedd Health and Social Care Committee Strategy – publication plan

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee agreed the proposed approaches to the use, publication and communication of the Committee’s Sixth Senedd strategy.

(12.00-12.30)

8.

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Health and Care Bill: consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to minor amendments.

(13.00-14.00)

9.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions

Mary Cowern, Director - Cymru versus Arthritis

Joseph Carter, Head of Devolved Nations - British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK

Gemma Roberts, Policy and Public Affairs Manager - British Heart Foundation

Elin Edwards, External Affairs Manager - RNIB Cymru

Paper 6 - Cymru versus Arthritis

Paper 7 – British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK
Paper 8 – British Heart Foundation

Paper 9 – RNIB Cymru

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee received evidence from organisations representing people with different health conditions.
9.2 Gemma Roberts, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, British Heart Foundation agreed to provide details of the computerised cognitive behavioural therapy programme implemented by the Scottish Government to increase support for patients who have been placed on a waiting list for heart conditioned related surgeries.

(14.15-15.15)

10.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing the patient's voice

Alyson Thomas, Chief Executive - Board of Community Health Councils
Kate Young, Chair – Wales Carers Alliance
Helen Twidle, Health and Social Care Policy and Campaigns Officer – Age Cymru

Paper 10 – Board of Community Health Councils
Paper 11 – Age Cymru

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee received evidence from organisations representing the patient’s voice.

(15.15-15.30)

11.

Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

11.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.