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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Quality Statement for Diabetes
Thank you very much, and I'd like to thank Vikki for her work, and it just amazes me, Vikki, how you manage to get around so many community groups. Almost every time you speak, you've just been to see somebody in relation to that, so you've done it again. So…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Quality Statement for Diabetes
Thanks very much. As I mentioned in the point I made to Jayne, we absolutely recognise that there is a third pillar that people don't talk about so much, and I was very grateful to you for bringing that debate to the floor of the Chamber, and that gave us an…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Quality Statement for Diabetes
Thanks very much, Jayne, and thanks very much, in particular, for your work with the cross-party group on diabetes. I think it's really important having these cross-party groups, because it does bring pressure to bear on us as Government Ministers, and I…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Quality Statement for Diabetes
Thank you very much. Just a few issues there. In terms of the quality statement, part of what we will be doing with the NHS executive is to ensure that we do monitor now that the quality statement is achieved. So, they know exactly where they should be…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Quality Statement for Diabetes
Thank you very much. I think the situation is very, very serious, and as a nation, we need to take this very seriously, because frankly if we don’t, the situation will be unsustainable for the NHS, and the costs will run away from our ability to pay for it…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Quality Statement for Diabetes
The Deputy Minister for Mental Health will be making an oral statement on 27 June, and this statement will set out our next steps with regard to price promotions on foods and where those foods are located in shops. As part of the strategy, we have also…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Quality Statement for Diabetes
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Today, as part of Diabetes Week, I have published the quality statement for diabetes, setting out the key service priorities for the development of better diabetes care across Wales. Diabetes has a significant impact on our…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 12: Review of the impact and effectiveness of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Act (Amendments 10, 12)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. So, this committee Stage 1 recommendation 7, together with recommendation 4 from the Finance Committee, asked that we provide more information about how the impact and effectiveness of the Bill, regulations and guidance will be monitored…
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Group 11: Scrutiny procedure for regulations under section 10A(1) (Amendments 27, 29, 13)
Thanks very much. Well, all three of the amendments in this group, 27, 29 and 13, are interlinked, and essentially provide for a new super, superaffirmative procedure for the regulations to be made under a new section 10A, as inserted by section 3 of the…
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Group 10: Involvement of the voluntary sector and third sector (Amendment 21)
Amendment 21 requests that, prior to making the future regulations, Welsh Ministers should lay a statement of policy before, and for approval of, the Senedd, on the promotion of the involvement of the voluntary and third sectors in the procurement of health…
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Group 9: Operation of regulations under section 10A(1) (Amendments 17, 19, 20, 26, 28)
It's quite understandable.
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Group 9: Operation of regulations under section 10A(1) (Amendments 17, 19, 20, 26, 28)
No. Look, we're trying to shift to a model, for example, where we want to see more services in the community. Now, those services could be provided, for example, between the clusters, the GP practices, and the third sector, okay. So, that's what I'm talking…
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Group 9: Operation of regulations under section 10A(1) (Amendments 17, 19, 20, 26, 28)
I can see that.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 9: Operation of regulations under section 10A(1) (Amendments 17, 19, 20, 26, 28)
Thanks. Just to answer Huw's point first of all, look, part of what we're doing here, part of why we're doing this as a fast-tracked process is because we want to align and we don't want a gap, and we don't want the potential of losing services that are…
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Group 9: Operation of regulations under section 10A(1) (Amendments 17, 19, 20, 26, 28)
Thanks. What I will give you is an agreement in principle that I agree with what you're trying to do here. I'm a Labour politician, after all, and one of our key raisons d'être is to make sure that workers receive payments that are acceptable and are in line…
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Group 8: Requirement to promote public awareness of regulations under section 10A(1) (Amendment 8)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. This amendment would require the promotion of the new regulations and changes to the law with the general public. I've already committed to a public consultation in the preparation of the regulations and statutory guidance. It is through…
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Group 7: Interaction with the wider policy, legislative and strategic context (Amendments 6, 7)
In relation to amendment 6, I made a commitment during the general principles debate to include within the explanatory memorandum that will accompany the future regulations an assessment of whether the future regulations engage the United Kingdom Internal…
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Group 6: Compliance with the public sector equality duty (Amendment 5)
Thanks, Chair. As the Member set out, amendment 5 would require Welsh Ministers to lay a statement before the Senedd prior to making regulations under what would be the new section 10A, as inserted by section 3 of the Bill, explaining how the Welsh Ministers…
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Group 5: Impact of regulatory alignment or divergence (Amendments 3, 24)
Fine.
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Group 5: Impact of regulatory alignment or divergence (Amendments 3, 24)
Let's have a debate.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 5: Impact of regulatory alignment or divergence (Amendments 3, 24)
Sure. It's worth a debate. It's worth a debate.
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Group 5: Impact of regulatory alignment or divergence (Amendments 3, 24)
Part of the purpose of this Bill is to make sure that we don't have those frictions, and that we can continue to get those services on a cross-border basis, so you're absolutely right in that sense. Where I think you're not right on the amendment is to write…
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Group 5: Impact of regulatory alignment or divergence (Amendments 3, 24)
I guess that's part of the consultation, isn't it? That's where the discussion will happen. That's where the people who procure these services will want to get involved. So, that's the place, I think, where that conversation needs to take place.
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Group 5: Impact of regulatory alignment or divergence (Amendments 3, 24)
Thanks. I understand why the Member has raised amendment 3 on the issue of continuity of cross-border services—the Chair, who represents a constituency on the border, will certainly be aware of the importance of this—under the proposed new health service…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 4: Consultation regarding regulations under section 10A(1) of the NHS (Wales) Act 2006 (Amendments 11, 4, 23)
You can't abstain and—. You voted against.
