19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We are supporting all areas in reducing community transmission. Local action and protections are targeted at areas where rates are increasing. The virus spreads more easily in urban areas where the population density is higher.
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much. We have set out the guidance clearly. I know that Julie Morgan has ensured that she's done everything in her power to allow people the access they need to go and visit their families. The current dementia plan—. We're looking to the…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, Rhun. I am highly aware of the fact that so many people are experiencing dementia the length and breadth of Wales, not just those in care homes, but there are many people living at home too who have been isolated, have had less social…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, Joel, and it's disappointing to hear what you're setting out there. I know that officials are currently assessing the most recent submissions against those criteria that we set out in those all-Wales standards for communication and…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, Joel. The Welsh Government requires NHS organisations to assess barriers to accessing healthcare that affect people with hearing loss in line with the Equality Act 2010. Annual reports are submitted for assessment, detailing achievements…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, Delyth. I'm pleased to say that the sickness levels within the NHS have actually reduced from a week ago, so they were at about 8.3 per cent of staff off a week ago, now down to 7.3 per cent and, of those, around 1.7 per cent were off with…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, Laura. I can't tell you how aware I am of the many thousands of people—not just your constituents, but people across the whole of Wales—who are genuinely suffering at the moment and are in a lot of pain. So, it is, after COVID, my first…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch yn fawr, Rhianon. I think what's really important is that we make it absolutely clear that it's never too late to arrange an appointment for a first or a second vaccine or a booster dose. So, together with our health boards and a wide range of…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
As of 12 January, there were 178 COVID-related patients in hospital across the health board area.
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Rhun, is it possible to move more swiftly? Well, I am reluctant to say that it is because one of the things that we are concerned about is that we haven't quite seen what's happening in the schools yet. There are signs in some other places where we're seeing…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Sorry, Russ, I did suggest that the COVID pass QR code would be ready on 6 February; it was 8 February. Just so that I've corrected that already.
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thank you very much, Rhun. Just to respond quickly to Russ—.
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thanks very much, Russell. First of all, on the isolation period, you'll be aware, Russell, that we've already reduced that from 10 to seven days, and the UK Health Security Agency, interestingly enough, their evidence previously was very robust on the fact…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
If the public health situation continues to improve, from this Friday 21 January onwards, all outdoor activities will move to alert level 0. This means no limits on the numbers who can take part in outdoor activities, crowds can return to outdoor sporting…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thank you for the opportunity to update Members again this week on what is very clearly a very fast moving public health situation. Last week, I reported that there was a possibility cases could still peak over the next seven to 10 days, and since then we've…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thank you very much, Llywydd. Thank you for the opportunity.
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I know that, in London, about 10 per cent of the population are ill with COVID, and in Wales it's about 6 per cent. So, that's a significant difference. And, obviously, we're hoping that we're coming to the peak now, and if we arrive at a peak of 6 per cent…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you. Certainly, what we are looking at at the moment is to focus on those things that can be done easily. We still have a long way to go in terms of vaccination, because there are many people who haven't yet received the booster, particularly in that…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thanks, Joyce. I'm going to ask Judith to come in on the omicron and delta hospitalisations. But just on the PCR side of things, we've been really clear, right from the beginning, with the UK Government that we thought it was a mistake to dismantle PCR…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
We keep an eye on this, Mike, and we get regular reports in relation to new variants. You will have seen that there was a variant of concern, or I don't think it was officially stated as a variant of concern, in France recently—there was a little…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes, sorry, that was the overall figure. So, it's about 8 per cent and that reflects about 10,000 staff off. But that does include other sicknesses as well. I know Judith can give a bit more detail on the breakdown of where exactly—who's off with COVID, who's…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Oh, God. Russell. [Laughter.]
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I will.
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I'm hoping in the next week.
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
If you don't mind, Rhun, I'll be making an announcement on this imminently. So if you can hold on, and there will be some positive news, I hope, very shortly.
