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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Welsh public sector contracting authorities, including NHS Wales, are expected to have regard to the principles set out in our Wales procurement policy statement. This approach seeks to ensure that public procurement in Wales maximises social and economic…
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Short Debate: Heart Failure—Innovation is saving lives
Another important field to consider is end-of-life care for people who are facing heart failure. End-of-life care for heart failure in Cardiff and Vale board is another service that has won awards. They use a method where the cardiologist and the palliative…
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Short Debate: Heart Failure—Innovation is saving lives
We know that heart diseases have a huge impact on the people of Wales, and one of the points I'm really keen to amplify today, as you noted in the book that you read from, is the fact that so many women in Wales suffer from heart disease. The British Heart…
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Short Debate: Heart Failure—Innovation is saving lives
Diolch yn fawr. Diolch yn fawr, Sarah. Thank you very much for bringing this debate forward. You talked about the rock stars of cardiology in the Princess of Wales Hospital. I was meeting today with the rock stars of orthopaedic day surgery, watching a rather…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
This outlines the responsibilities of executive teams and senior leaders, further developing a culture where raising one's voice is supported in a safe environment. We will need to consider and review carefully any legislative proposals for a Bill of the…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
I'm sure Members will be very pleased to hear that that framework about raising your voice set out very clearly the role and the system for whistleblowers in the NHS.
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
In the health service in Wales, we have developed a method of selecting and appointing senior leaders in accordance with good practice. This ensures that we have open and transparent recruitment processes, and robust selection criteria for senior roles…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
I welcome the opportunity to respond to this debate, and thank Mabon ap Gwynfor for tabling the motion. The overarching objective of professional regulation is to protect the public. It's a statutory system, independent of Government. Any framework that…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
Thank you very much, temporary Presiding Officer.
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Short Debate: A burning issue: Tackling oesophageal and stomach cancer in Wales
You did ask me, Altaf, in terms of support for an awareness campaign. I will ask the Welsh Government to support and to push in our social media channels some of those awareness campaigns that you talked about. Thank you.
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Short Debate: A burning issue: Tackling oesophageal and stomach cancer in Wales
We are working hard to improve our ability to provide a diagnosis. We're investing in new imaging equipment, such as MRI and CT. In particular, we're improving the provision of PET-CT scans, which are vital for investigating these two cancers. As well as…
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Short Debate: A burning issue: Tackling oesophageal and stomach cancer in Wales
Well, I'll certainly look into what the clinical advice is around that. And it's great to hear that that is happening to you. I think my grandmother had stomach cancer as well. So, I think we've got to just make sure that we understand that, already, we've…
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Short Debate: A burning issue: Tackling oesophageal and stomach cancer in Wales
I’d like to thank Altaf Hussain for bringing forward this short debate on oesophageal and stomach cancers, two of the so-called ‘less survivable’ cancers, given the recent awareness day. I’m always keen, of course, to listen to what Altaf has to say, and I…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Charitable hospice funding
Finally, and in terms of point (c), I’ve already accepted that more time is needed in order to provide more accurate estimates of the numbers in play here, and to gather further evidence for the final phase 3 report. So, thank you once again to Plaid Cymru…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Charitable hospice funding
I know that there has been a question around whether the additional funding that health boards have received for hospices will actually be honoured, and I've got to tell you that that funding has been ring-fenced for hospices, and the narrative in the NHS…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Charitable hospice funding
We expect the final version of the interim phase 3 report to provide recommendations for the short to medium-term, and I expect to see these later this month. Those for the long term will also be completed later this year. We will take our time to consider…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Charitable hospice funding
I think we can all agree that charitable hospices play an absolutely essential role in providing high-quality end-of-life care and support. One of the most difficult times in anybody's life is when you lose a loved one, and to have that kind of expertise in…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Charitable hospice funding
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to thank Mabon ap Gwynfor for bringing this important issue to the Chamber, and I recognise his personal commitment to this particular agenda, and I'd like to thank everyone else who's contributed today.
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I think that it's the adoption of the new framework today, the fact that we have it all set out, the fact that we've discussed it with the health boards—and, crucially and significantly, the real difference is that now we have the NHS…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
Diolch yn fawr, Russell. Gosh, you had lots of questions there, so I'll see how many I can get through, if that's okay. Just in terms of financial challenges, it's well known that our budget is £1.3 billion of value less than it was when it was first set out…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
I will be placing Aneurin Bevan Health Board in targeted intervention in relation to finance and planning. I'm particularly concerned about the emergency department performance at the Grange University Hospital. The health board will therefore be escalated to…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is experiencing a growing financial deficit, and the board has made insufficient progress in developing plans to deliver target deficit set in this financial year. The organisation needs a strengthened response and…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
I'll be increasing the escalation level of Swansea Bay University Health Board to targeted intervention for performance and outcomes, but it will remain in enhanced monitoring for budget and planning.
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
This will enable us to support the entire organisation appropriately, and to ensure that it is in a position to develop and implement the necessary improvements. Before Christmas, I escalated maternity and neonatal services at Swansea Bay University Health…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
I will be placing the whole of Hywel Dda University Health Board in targeted intervention.
