, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 4: Consultation regarding regulations under section 10A(1) of the NHS (Wales) Act 2006 (Amendments 11, 4, 23)
Otherwise we won't have anything on consultations. I want to get something on there, so if we can find—. I am content to include a duty on consultation. I'm also of the view that flexibility and proportionality is required, and that's where the conversation I…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 4: Consultation regarding regulations under section 10A(1) of the NHS (Wales) Act 2006 (Amendments 11, 4, 23)
What I'd like to do is to keep this, but if we find something better, we can remove it and put something better in its place. I'd like to have something for now.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 4: Consultation regarding regulations under section 10A(1) of the NHS (Wales) Act 2006 (Amendments 11, 4, 23)
Is that okay? Shall I say that again? I recognise that consultation is important, so I've said we'll do 12 weeks, and anything new that comes in—. I recognise the frustration that you might see that we've said 'as we consider appropriate', but I don't mind…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 4: Consultation regarding regulations under section 10A(1) of the NHS (Wales) Act 2006 (Amendments 11, 4, 23)
Okay. They're not listening to me making an offer, though. Shall I say that again?
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Group 4: Consultation regarding regulations under section 10A(1) of the NHS (Wales) Act 2006 (Amendments 11, 4, 23)
Thanks very much. I understand that consultation is really critical. We've got this 12 weeks that we've already said that we're going to do. If there's anything new that comes in future, I recognise that people need to be consulted on those as well. I…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 4: Consultation regarding regulations under section 10A(1) of the NHS (Wales) Act 2006 (Amendments 11, 4, 23)
Diolch, Gadeirydd. This committee’s Stage 1 recommendation 5, together with recommendation 4 from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, asked that we add a duty to consult in developing the regulations to be made under the new section 10A. I…
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Group 3: Health service procurement principles and governance (Amendments 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25)
I want to give you that reassurance, and there is a system also—there's a belt-and-braces system—that is, if it looks like—. I mean, first of all, we're going to have a consultation, but if it looks like the regulations are going to land in the wrong place…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 3: Health service procurement principles and governance (Amendments 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25)
Look, there are some services that are super, super, super specialised that only the private sector offer. So, you think about some very highly specialised eating disorder services that don't exist in Wales, and that actually don't exist in England unless…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 3: Health service procurement principles and governance (Amendments 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25)
Look, this is the Bill, right? It says: 'Ensuring transparency, ensuring fairness, ensuring that compliance can be verified, managing conflicts of interest'. It is there in black and white, it is there. So, saying it in other places as well is not going to be…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 3: Health service procurement principles and governance (Amendments 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25)
Diolch yn fawr. With regard to amendment 14, I recognise the importance of ensuring that services meet the needs of service users. We do, however, have to ensure that we have a procurement regime that is efficient and that’s effective and one that allows…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 2: Definition of goods or services connected to health services (Amendment 2)
Thanks very much. So, as the Member suggested, amendment 2 seeks to narrow that which may be procured as part of ‘mixed procurement’ under the proposed regime. Whilst I understand the reasons behind this amendment, as I set out in Plenary in response to…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Group 1: Procurement of social care services connected to health services as part of mixed procurements (Amendments 1, 9)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. As the Member has set out, amendments 1 and 9 are in relation to the provision of social care as part of the proposed new health service procurement regime. Now, as part of Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bill, I set out our policy position on the…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
There you are, that's what it is in Welsh, PMDD. So, I'm really pleased that you brought this to our attention today. I've made some commitments here, and I will follow those through, and I want you to hold me to them and make sure that I follow them through…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
In February of this year, the Welsh Government published the action plan 'Period Proud Wales', and the ambition is to eradicate period poverty. Also, it challenges the practice of normalising symptoms that women experience when they aren't normal symptoms…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
I do want to assure you that what I'll do after this debate is I will ask the NHS network that is looking at women's health whether they can look at this specifically, whether they, perhaps, can get in touch with the charity that you mentioned—was it the…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Work has been done to ensure that we reach this aim. In July of last year, I published the quality statement for women and girls' health. And that statement notes the Welsh Government's expectations of the NHS in terms of ensuring that we do provide a health…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Support for women in Wales who suffer with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Well, diolch yn fawr. I'm really grateful to Buffy for bringing this debate to us today. And this is part of a series of issues on women's health, and I'm just incredibly grateful to you in particular for sharing your own experience and that of your…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
—are working hard for the people in north Wales under very difficult circumstances. So, I hope that I will have an opportunity during the next few weeks to provide a further update on what has changed within Betsi recently. Thank you.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
There are serious issues contained within the report and the health board is currently addressing these. This includes consideration of whether officials of the health board were part of the financial issues covered in the report. This work is being done in…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Lightfoot Solutions is providing services to some NHS organisations in Wales. Until we get to the bottom of what exactly happened and what needs to be done—. I can give you an assurance that we have looked at that. We are looking at whether there was any…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Yes.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
What I can tell you is that we have looked into shared services as well, but nobody has been suspended in that area. It is not for this Chamber to act as judge and jury on matters that will directly impact on people's personal and professional lives, as well…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Diprwy Lywydd, many thanks for allowing me to reply to this opposition debate on the Ernst & Young report into accounting management within Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The audit committee of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, on advice…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Formally.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Building Capacity through Community Care—Further Faster
Thanks very much, Jenny. You watched a lot of telly last night—you watched Panorama and you watched Mikey and the nurses of Hywel Dda. So, I'm pleased to hear that you're getting a lot of intelligence from some good BBC. So, just in terms of community…
