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Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
So, am I, obviously, detecting a sense that 'all reasonable steps' can produce a degree of ambiguity into how that nurse staffing level is achieved? Because I mentioned to previous witnesses, or guests, I should say, this morning, that, with the recruitment…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, everybody. It's good to see you. I just want to start with a remark if I may, Chair, just to say that I find it really nice and quite refreshing to see a passion for nursing. Obviously, you highlighted the positives…
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Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Royal College of Nursing Wales
Just to hone in a bit on the question a bit more, I suppose what I'm looking for is: what would the consequences look like? Would they be punitive, as such? What would be an example of a consequence in your mind?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Royal College of Nursing Wales
With, obviously, your professional background and your knowledge, what would you think would be reasonable and measured consequences to be included in that, then?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Royal College of Nursing Wales
What are the consequences of non-compliance, in terms of internally with health boards, NHS Wales, and then, indeed, Welsh Government as well?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Royal College of Nursing Wales
Thanks. So, do we have a clear picture of the extent to which health boards across Wales are managing to maintain nurse staffing levels in 25B wards? Because, as I mentioned, if the nurse staffing level is the standard to work to, then to what extent do…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Royal College of Nursing Wales
I suppose there's that branch into the area of agency staff, because obviously to maintain safe nurse staffing levels and with the recruitment and retention issues that we all know too well about, does that then lend itself to the recruitment of more agency…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Royal College of Nursing Wales
Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, everybody—good to see you. I just wanted to expand a little bit more on 25A, if I may. We've already discussed what the compliance looks like with that, but what would be the main barriers or threats to compliance…
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Topical Questions
I thank Sam Rowlands for tabling this important subject in the Senedd today. As the local Member for the vast majority of Denbighshire, I'm personally horrified to read of this news of trying to avoid bankruptcy in the council. And to me, it sums up the weak…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much for your response, Minister, but I can't help feeling a sense of profound melancholy when trying to project the need of enhanced community health provision in Denbighshire, particularly with the attitude you've previously displayed in…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
2. Will the Minister make a statement on community health provision in the Vale of Clwyd? OQ60106
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
It's a pleasure to take part in this debate this afternoon, and I thank the children's commissioner, Rocio Cifuentes, and her team for compiling this comprehensive and all-encompassing annual report. I want to keep my remarks fairly short today, as I had the…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
All I would say on that point is that there is devolution in England as well, and I was mentioning it to Alun, the fact that you've got city mayors in different parts of England, regional mayors, some of a different political ideology. So, the point I was…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Would you accept, with those points you made, that the difference in political colours in devolved nations can play a part in that process of the levelling-up agenda being somewhat complicated through political indecision and political differences between…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: National Hate Crime Awareness Week
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd, and thank you very much for your statement this afternoon, Deputy Minister, and a very apt statement at that, given the current problems in the middle east, and I welcome the Welsh Government's condemnation of antisemitism, given the…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Regional Economic Development
Thank you very much for your statement this afternoon, Minister. I’m pleased that you’ve raised the north Wales growth deal today, and of course the Anglesey free port delivered by the UK Conservative Government and local MP Virginia Crosbie. Focusing on the…
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Update on 2023-24 Financial Position
Thank you very much for your statement this afternoon, Minister. I fully endorse the remarks made by Peter Fox in response to your statement, in that a lot of Government expenditure is about priorities, and I personally believe that the Welsh Government have…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I ask for a statement from the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language this afternoon on the news that Rhyl High School is reducing its teaching hours to complement late attendance from pupils? It came to the surface last Wednesday, and I note that…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
Sure, sure.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
—are you happy that the rolling stock—
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
And just secondly as well—
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
What would it take to satisfy you, then, in terms of—? From a Prime Minister who came out and said, 'I will electrify the north Wales line'—what would it take? Come on—be honest, Deputy Minister. What would it take for you to be impressed and to welcome and…
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90-second Statements
The annual Denbigh Plum Feast, which takes place in the town of Denbigh, surprisingly, on the first Saturday of October at Denbigh town hall, which I had the pleasure of attending just a few days ago, on Saturday. The feast brings together local people…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I'm pleased that the issue of fuel poverty in north Wales has been mentioned today. As a north Wales Member myself, I can certainly see and advocate the benefits of people having safe, warm and insulated homes. That's why I was particularly concerned to see…
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Group 10: Review of the operation of regulations under section 10A (Amendment 6)
Thank you, Llywydd. As you can tell, I'm beaming with joy. I would very much like to thank the Minister for her willingness to assist in the development of this amendment, and I am glad that the importance of this issue was not overlooked. Suffice it to say…
