24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much. I was one of the few people who did have an early access to the report, and I've got to agree that it did make extremely sobering reading, which absolutely needs to be acted upon. As has been said in this Chamber on a number of occasions…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, Joel. You'll be aware that the demands on our GP practices have been significantly increasing in recent months and years. I am aware of the particular issue in relation to the Forest View medical practice, and the difficulty in people…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
The Welsh Government has set fair, equal and consistent expectations on the delivery of general medical services to people across Wales, using both contractual levers and by working with the profession to embed the GMS access commitment, to ensure everyone is…
17 May 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Why Wales needs a strategic plan to prioritise brain tumour research
This emphasises the importance of working in partnership, and we must continue with the work of working across national boundaries, universities, health and social care institutions and funders in order to create funding opportunities for Welsh researchers…
17 May 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Why Wales needs a strategic plan to prioritise brain tumour research
But with so many types of cancer, many of which have very low prevalence rates per country, in order to produce the evidence required to make the necessary improvements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, we must see cancer research as a global endeavour…
17 May 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Why Wales needs a strategic plan to prioritise brain tumour research
Diolch yn fawr. I want to thank Peter Fox and, actually, many of the Members who clearly have a real personal interest in this particular subject area. And it's been really heartfelt, I think, to hear people's stories, their personal stories, and…
17 May 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Respiratory disease
The original motion before us today calls on the Welsh Government to develop an improvement plan for respiratory disease. This particular route, if we were to take it, would be very similar to the former delivery plan for respiratory health. But although we…
17 May 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Respiratory disease
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you for putting this important matter on the agenda, because I recognise that respiratory disease has a significant impact on our population, and the pandemic has reinforced this for all of us. There are many people who suffer from…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Incontinence
Whilst our public health work is relevant to preventing incontinence—anymataliaeth is the Welsh word for incontinence; so, a new word for all of you today—this work is just as relevant to a number of other health conditions. Despite this, because of the taboo…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Incontinence
I can't do that because it's not my area, but what I will commit to do is to make sure that I communicate with the relevant Minister to see what follow-up has happened as a result of that debate. Thank you, Jenny, for giving me homework; I always like Jenny…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Incontinence
Diolch yn fawr. I'm hugely grateful to Members for introducing this really important topic of debate for today. As so many have said, incontinence is an issue that receives disproportionately little attention, so it's absolutely worthy of this Chamber's time…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Thanks very much. Well, I think that what is important is that we do learn the lessons from the past. What I can give you is an assurance, as I said, that the health board has taken this very seriously. There were 27 recommendations that the vascular quality…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
I’d like to reassure members of the public in north Wales that these are not recent cases. Now, that doesn’t make it any easier for those families, but the reason why these cases have come to light is because, following the investigation by the Royal College…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
The four vascular cases referenced by the Member’s question were referred to His Majesty’s Coroner by the health board itself last year as part of its vascular quality review panel process. This, I think, shows openness on the part of the health board, and…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
So, in conclusion, I want to thank all of the committees that have scrutinised this Bill, the people and the bodies who gave of their time to share their views with the Health and Social Care Committee during Stage 1, and all Senedd Members and Commission…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Jenny, just in terms of the potential negative effect if we don't have the facility to respond, I think the real problems will come if we didn't have a framework. If there were a gap, that's where the real issues would be. We've got to remember that we've got…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Rhun, if the regulations on a UK level will drive us in the direction of privatisation, well, clearly, we'll have to consider whether we want pursue that same path. But, on the other hand, I do think that there are advantages that we could see in terms of…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
It is difficult to give a wholly accurate RIA without knowing where the regulations are going to fall. That's the dilemma we're in today, and until we see what comes out in the regulations in England, it is difficult to do a very detailed RIA. But whilst the…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Peredur, one of the reasons why we are concerned about the risk is because of that gap. If that gap is a wide one, the risk expands too, and it will be harder for us to fill that gap. So I do think that it is important that the organisations involved in…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
I will be writing, obviously, a formal response to committees in terms of written evidence after this presentation today. Thank you for your support in terms of the principles. It is a framework Bill, so the interesting work on this will be done at the…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Thank you very much. I used a great deal of my time in my opening remarks to ensure that I had responded to all of the committee recommendations.
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
I look forward to hearing from the scrutiny committee Chairs and from other Members in the Chamber on this legislation.
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Finally, in relation to the recommendations made by the Finance Committee, I'm pleased to inform Members that I've written to the Chair of the Finance Committee with a response to the recommendations. I can confirm that I've accepted recommendations 2 and 4…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
I now want to move on to the other recommendations made by the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. Recommendation 1 suggests an amendment to the heading of the new clause 116A of the UK Procurement Bill, which is inserted under section 2 of this…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Recommendation 9 deals with ensuring that people with protected characteristics are engaged and consulted during the development of the regulations. My officials are going to explore this further; they're going to consider the role of Llais and engage with…
