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Transcript: Transcript for 16/07/2020 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd

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.

(09.30-10.45)

2.

COVID-19: Evidence session with the Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services and the Director General for Health and Social Services and the NHS Wales Chief Executive

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services

Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General of Health and Social Services and Chief Executive NHS Wales

Albert Heaney, Deputy Director General, Health & Social Services Group

Research Brief

Interim Survey Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services and the Director General for Health and Social Services and the NHS Wales Chief Executive.

2.2 The Director General for Health and Social Services and the NHS Wales Chief Executive agreed to provide a note to the Committee detailing examples within the eye care pathway of activity and changes taking place across Wales to deal with both the backlog in demand for services and the new patients coming into the system.

(11.00-12.15)

3.

COVID-19: Evidence session with the Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services and the Director General for Health and Social Services and the NHS Wales Chief Executive (continued)

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services

Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General of Health and Social Services and Chief Executive NHS Wales

Albert Heaney, Deputy Director General, Health & Social Services Group

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee continued its evidence session with the Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services and the Director General for Health and Social Services and the NHS Wales Chief Executive.

(12.15)

4.

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

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee agreed the Motion to exclude the public from the remainder of today’s meeting.

(12.15-12.30)

5.

COVID-19: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.30-12.45)

6.

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: consideration of approach

 

Paper 1 - Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: consideration of approach

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee agreed its approach to the consideration of the Memorandum. This will involve issuing a call for written evidence over the summer recess and writing to the Minister for Health and Social Services seeking further information on a number of points.