Agenda and minutes

Health and Social Care Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 14 May 2025 09.00

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Sarah Beasley 

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Transcript: Transcript for 14/05/2025 - 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 Joyce Watson MS.

1.3        The Chair thanked Russell George MS for his work on the Committee and wished him well in his new role.

1.4        The Chair paid tribute to Claire O’Shea and recognised her invaluable contribution to the Committee’s inquiry into gynaecological cancer, and her determination to see changes made to the way that women's health is treated.

 

(9.30-10.30)

2.

Ophthalmology Services in Wales - evidence session - panel 5

Sam Hall, Director of Primary, Community and Mental Health Digital Services, Digital Health and Care Wales

Helen Thomas, Chief Executive, Digital Health and Care Wales

 

Dr Emma Cooke, Executive Director of Allied Health Professionals, Health Scientists & Community Services Development, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

David Thomas, Director of Digital & Health Intelligence, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Digital Health and Care Wales

Paper 2 – Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW); and digital directorate representatives from Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB).

(10.45-11.45)

3.

Ophthalmology Services in Wales - evidence session - panel 6

Carol Shillabeer, Chief Executive Officer, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Catherine Wood, Director of Operations for Planned Care, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Michael Stechman, Clinical Director for Ophthalmology and Consultant General Surgeon, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Andrew Carruthers, Chief Operating Officer, Hywel Dda University Health Board.

 

Paper 3 - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Paper 4 - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Paper 5 - Hywel Dda University Health Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Local Health Boards.

(11.45)

4.

Papers to note

4.1

Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care requesting an update on the actions being taken to improve complaints handling by NHS Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.2

Reply from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding actions to improve handling of complaints about NHS Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2.1 The Committee noted the response.

4.3

Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco & Vapes Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.3.1 The Committee noted the response.

4.4

Letter from Tenovus Cancer Care regarding request to hold a short inquiry into the implementation of the Committee's report on gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.5

Letter to Tenovus Cancer Care regarding request to hold a short inquiry into the implementation of the Committees' report on gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.5.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.6

Letter from Tenovus Cancer care and Claire's Campaign, regarding request for short inquiry into the implementation oof the Committees' report on gynaecological cancers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.6.1 The Committee noted the response.

4.7

Letter from the Petitions Committee re petition: P-06-1435: We’re calling on the Welsh Government to commit to implementing targeted lung cancer screening

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.7.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.8

Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care in response to stage one scrutiny report on the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and recommendations associated with the eliminating profit provisions contained within the legislation

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.8.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.9

Letter to Welsh Local Government Association requesting information to inform the inquiry into prevention of ill health –obesity

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.9.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.10

Reply from Welsh Local Government Association providing information to inform the inquiry into prevention of ill health- obesity

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.10.1 The Committee noted the response.

4.11

Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care in response to Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill report, recommendation 9, on the progress being made with the transition to a not-for-profit model

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.11.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.12

Letter to NHS Wales Chief Executive regarding the NHS Executive Strategic Clinical Network for Diabetes

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.12.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.13

Reply from the NHS Wales Chief Executive regarding the NHS Executive Strategic Clinical Network for Diabetes

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.13.1 The Committee noted the response.

(11.45)

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1. The Committee agreed the motion.

(11.45-12.00)

6.

Ophthalmology Services in Wales: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

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