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Health and Social Care Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 4 February 2026 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 04/02/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(9.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. 1.2 The Chair welcomed Russell George MS, who attended the meeting as a guest. 1.3 Apologies were received from James Evans MS.
(9.30-11.30)	2.	General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing. View the background to item 2. Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children and Social Care Sarah Murphy MS, Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Jacqueline Totterdell - Director General, Health/ NHS Chief Executive Nick Wood - Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales Isabel Oliver - Chief Medical Officer Albert Heaney - Chief Social Care Officer for Wales Research brief Paper 1: Welsh Government briefing Supporting documents: Paper 1: Welsh Government briefing , item 2. PDF 942 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the Director General, Health/ NHS Executive, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Social Care officer for Wales. 2.2 The Ministers agreed to provide data on:- -The local authority responses regarding unpaid carers & carers’ assessments -Specific data on oncologist training -The Sanctuary model (mental health) -NHS recovery and planned care funding – a summary of the funding that was promised; how much was allocated each year of this Senedd; how much was actually spend; and what difference it made to waiting times -Details of Powys residents waiting longer than two years for treatment, as per the Patient Tracking List -Details of the Rutherford Cancer Centre, including the site and the unused equipment -Consultant contracts – details of the ratio of NHS to private sessions
(11.30)	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3.
	3.1	Welsh Government interim update on the work of the NHS Value and Sustainability Board View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: PTN1 - Welsh Government interim update on the work of the NHS Value and Sustainability Board , item 3.1 PDF 839 KB Minutes: 3.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.
	3.2	Letter from the Petitions Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care re Petition P-06-1562 Improve breast screening uptake for women in Wales View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: PTN2 - Letter from the Petitions Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care re Petition P-06-1562 Improve breast screening uptake for women in Wales , item 3.2 PDF 687 KB Minutes: 3.2.1 The Committee noted the letter.
	3.3	Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the 2026-27 Welsh Government draft budget View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: PTN3 - Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the 2026-27 Welsh Government draft budget , item 3.3 PDF 971 KB Minutes: 3.3.1 The Committee noted the response.
	3.4	Letter from the Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1456 I demand a full public enquiry into the closure of Welsh Air Ambulance bases in mid and North Wales View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: PTN4 - Letter from the Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1456 I demand a full public enquiry into the closure of Welsh Air Ambulance bases in mid and North Wales , item 3.4 PDF 664 KB Minutes: 3.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.
	3.5	Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, in relation to the Legislative Consent Motion Debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: PTN5 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, in relation to the Legislative Consent Motion Debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , item 3.5 PDF 649 KB Minutes: 3.5.1 The Committee noted the letter.
(11.30)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
(11.30-12.00)	5.	Legislative Consent: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.3): consideration of draft report View the background to item 5. Paper 2 - Legislative Consent: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.3): draft report Minutes: 5.1 The Committee discussed and considered the draft report.
(12.00-12.20)	6.	Ophthalmology Services in Wales: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report View the background to item 6. Paper 3 – Welsh Government response to report on Ophthalmology Services in Wales Paper 4 - Ophthalmology Services in Wales - analysis of Welsh Government's response to report Supporting documents: Paper 3 – Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on Ophthalmology Services in Wales , item 6. PDF 887 KB Minutes: 6.1 The Committee discussed the Welsh Government response on the Committee’s report: Ophthalmology Services in Wales.
(12.20-12.30)	7.	Legislative Consent: Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Oral briefing View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee received an oral briefing on the Legislative Consent: Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill during the pre-meeting

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