Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 17/07/2024 - Health and Social Care Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00-09.10)

1.

Forward work programme

Paper 1 – Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

1.1 The Committee agreed its forward work programme for the autumn term.

(09.10-09.20)

2.

NHS waiting times monitoring report

Paper 2 – NHS waiting times monitoring report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee agreed the action points noted in the report.

(09.20-09.30)

3.

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust - General Scrutiny: consideration of draft report

Paper 3 – draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to minor changes.

(09.30)

4.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Minutes:

4.1 The temporary Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

4.2 Apologies were received from Russell George MS, Altaf Hussain MS attended as a substitute.

4.3 Mabon ap Gwynfor declared that his wife works for one of the charities in this sector.

(09.30-11.00)

5.

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care

Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Social Care
Anthony Jordan, Head of Programme and Legislative Implementation, Social Services and Integration Directorate - Welsh Government

Alistair Davey, Deputy Director, Enabling People, Social Services and Integration Directorate - Welsh Government

Chloe Marong, Lawyer – Welsh Government

 

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Social Care.

5.2 The Minister for Social Care agreed to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to write to the Committee to provide an update on the review of the current CHC framework.[LJ1] 

(11.10-12.10)

6.

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales and Social Care Wales

Gillian Baranski, Chief Inspector - Care Inspectorate Wales

Margaret Rooney, Deputy Chief Inspector - Care Inspectorate Wales

Sue Evans, Chief Executive - Social Care Wales

 

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received evidence from Care Inspectorate Wales and Social Care Wales.

(12.10)

7.

Paper(s) to note

7.1

Follow-up response from Digital Health and Care Wales to the Chairs of the Health and Social Care Committee and the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding the Committees' joint report, Scrutiny of Digital Health and Care Wales, 2023

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee noted the follow up response.

7.2

Response from the Minister for Social Care to the Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.2 The Committee noted the response.

7.3

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office to Chair, Finance Committee regarding the Welsh Government Budget Timetable 2025-26

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.3 The Committee noted the letter.

7.4

Response from Chair, Finance Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office regarding the Welsh Government Budget Timetable 2025-26

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.4 The Committee noted the response.

(12.10)

8.

Motion to appoint a temporary Chair until the first meeting in the autumn term in accordance with Standing Order 17.22

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(12.10)

9.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the meeting on 26 September 2024, for a stakeholder event as part of the Committee's inquiry into general practice, and the meeting on 9 October, for a stakeholder event as part of the Committee's Area of Research Interest on innovation for improvement in healthcare

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(12.10-12.30)

10.

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence and emerging themes

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and emerging themes for inclusion in the Committee’s report.