Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 15/10/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(9.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, and Sioned Williams MS attended in his place.

 

(9.30-11.00)

2.

Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government

Jeremy Miles - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Sarah Murphy – Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing of Wales

 

Nick Wood - Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales

Abi Phillips - Deputy Director, Quality and Nursing Directorate

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Letter to Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing – 9 June 2025

Paper 2 – Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care - 28 July 2025

Paper 3 - Stakeholders views on the Welsh Government's implementation of our report recommendations

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

2.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide data on the number of GPs in Wales referring patients into Rapid Diagnostic Centres.

(11.00)

3.

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

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(11.10-11.20)

4.

Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to produce a short report of its findings.