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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Thank you very much. I do think it's important that we give the new board an opportunity and that we give the new executive an opportunity too. What I don't want to do is to see habitual targets undermining their confidence and their ability to carry on with…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Yes, so I've asked for an internal investigation into that.
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Thanks very much. Well, there were lots of questions there, so I’ll try and cover as many of them as I can. So, first of all, in relation to the Ernst & Young report, you’ll be aware that, following legal advice, representatives from the health board met with…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
When I was in north Wales this summer, I visited the vascular ward in Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and I met the clinical teams to learn more about what they are doing to improve services. I know that members of the executive team are meeting with some of the patients…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
The decision by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales to de-escalate vascular services from a service requiring significant improvement was encouraging. I still have concerns about the vascular service, but this, of course, is a key step in the right direction. I…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Now, we've seen changes at the top of the organisation. We now have a new interim chair and new interim independent board members. But I know that many of you were keen to see changes also to the executive team in Betsi. As Members know, these are changes…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Almost seven months ago, I took the decision to put Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board back into special measures. I'm pleased to say that there are real signs that the health board is starting to change for the better. But…
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Topical Questions
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I think an explanation of the escalation and intervention framework is important. What we have is four levels of escalation. This is something that happens on a frequent basis. It's not something where we automatically give a report to…
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Topical Questions
Thanks very much. I understand the frustration. I understand the frustration of the public when they see that health boards are finding it difficult to balance the books. There's a reason why they're finding it difficult to balance the books. It's because the…
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Topical Questions
I've escalated a further three health boards for planning and finance to enhanced monitoring. This means that all seven health boards are in escalation for planning and finance, due to the extremely challenging financial situation following a period of…
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Topical Questions
Diolch yn fawr, Joyce, and you're quite right: we consider this to be something we have to respond to very quickly. Making sure our hospitals are safe is fundamental. So, we have had to raid our capital budgets to find that £12.8 million. That £12.8 million…
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Topical Questions
Diolch yn fawr iawn. And I will be issuing a written statement following this debate today. I know that the Minister yesterday suggested that I had put out a statement. That was because I thought I had, actually, because I've been responding to a lot of media…
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Topical Questions
We had commissioned some specialist structural engineer reports in November. On 20 February this year, shared services—that is the group that commissions work, so that we have work across the whole of the NHS that is commissioned and procured, so that we have…
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Topical Questions
Well, I thank you. I understand that this has been something of a surprise to some members of the public, but certainly we were very aware of this as a problem as a Government, and we have been keeping an eagle eye on this situation.
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Topical Questions
Thank you very much. Ensuring that the NHS estate in Wales is safe is a priority for the Welsh Government. My officials have been working closely with health boards and the trusts as well as expert advisers on the presence of RAAC—reinforced autoclaved…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Diolch yn fawr.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
So, this is really interesting. I've been reading a lot over the summer about the trade-offs that we have to make in relation to health, and they're really difficult—they're really difficult—because we all know that having that particular relationship with a…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Well, I think this has got to be a clinical decision, and, as you've heard earlier, we are now in a situation—and this is quite a recent place we're in—where the majority of those requiring a CAMHS appointment are being seen within the target time of four…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Well, I think that the system—. I think that we're on a journey. I think that we do still have work to do, but I do think that we're in a situation where there is collaboration happening on a systematic level, and I do think that the leadership from Jane Hutt…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
I'm going to ask Julie to answer this.
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Well, I think that we all understand that there is a need to integrate, and that we need to bring health and social services together. That's not just something we need to see in terms of social care, but it's something that we need to see, for example, in…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
So, I don't know, Alex, is that something you'd like to expand on?
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Well, we want to see a lot more co-location, and there is an opportunity with the clusters that we're developing, and we're still on that journey of the development of the clusters, and, of course, we have a plan to refresh the services and bring more of them…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Well, I think that we do have a system, and I think that we need to be aware that the health boards are led by the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV, and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health standards and guidance. And what that says is…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Well, there's always more that can be done, but I think that this awareness is something—. Since we introduced the Bill, I think that things have moved quite far within the health boards, because the expectations are there and so they have to ensure that they…
