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New Petitions
Okay, thank you, Peredur Owen Griffiths. Natasha Asghar.
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New Petitions
Diolch, Buffy. Peredur Owen Griffiths.
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New Petitions
Thank you, Buffy Williams, for that. Are there further comments from members of the committee or are we in agreement? I can see all Members are in agreement to, again, thank and congratulate Becci Smart for all the work she has done with this petition, and…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Natasha. I can see all members of the committee in agreement with the suggestions from Peredur Owen Griffiths. We will action them. Item 2.3, P-06-1399, 'Health Education & Improvement Wales to make PMDD a mandatory CPD module in postgrad medical…
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New Petitions
Diolch, Peredur Owen Griffiths. Comments from Members? Natasha Asghar.
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New Petitions
Diolch, Buffy. Are Members content? Any further comments? You are happy. Thank you, Buffy, for that. Just to say, I took part in the Health and Social Care Committee's inquiry into gynaecological cancers, and I was pleased to see the recommendations being…
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New Petitions
Moving on to item 2, new petitions, and item 2.1, P-06-1397, 'Introduce an at-home smear test option in Wales'. 'Cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer in women under the age of 35. According to Cancer Research UK, 99.8% of cases in the UK are…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Diolch yn fawr, Peredur Owen Griffiths. Your clarification is noted, and the record of today's proceedings will reflect the comments that you have made. Thank you.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Can I welcome everybody to today's hybrid meeting of the Senedd Petitions Committee? As a reminder, this is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and a Record of Proceedings will be published as per usual. Aside from the procedural adaptations for conducting…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon, and a very welcome to you all to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
, Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee Report, 'Nuclear energy and the Welsh economy'
I very much welcome the report from the committee and the opportunity to debate it this afternoon. As I've said consistently when I've campaigned on the need for pension disinvestment, we have to move away from our reliance on fossil fuels. The…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Thank you. I think we all agree with that. Just one of the comments that was made around communication between departments, say from mental health services to physical health services, was that perhaps that communication both ways wasn't quite good enough…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Thank you. Just a final question from me, changing the lens towards those with severe mental health illnesses. We know, don't we, that they're at a higher risk level to have physical health problems. How should the health service—? How should it reflect those…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Thank you, doctor, for that. You said it's a challenge for society to deal with some of these problems. Would you therefore agree with the comments in the previous session that this isn't just a health issue, this is a cross-Government problem, and all…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Throughout this inquiry, the committee has heard that there has not been enough mental health support for those living with chronic conditions. Where do you see the improvements that need to be made?
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
Thank you. Sorry, Chair.
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
I know I said I was finished, but why is it patchy? What is the problem? Is it an issue with having access, or a perceived issue with having access, or is it just that it doesn't really happen?
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
If it doesn't, what can change, then? What can be the difference to make sure it does, or is that a deeper issue?
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
It follows directly on from what you've just said there about physical illness and mental health services. Would you also agree that communication needs to go the other way? If someone presents with severe mental illness, they are likely—very likely—to have…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
Thank you for that. I'll open back up to all members of the panel. The committee heard some evidence suggesting that some patients may fall through the gaps because of the communication issues—particularly inadequate digital systems within the healthcare…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
Thank you, Andy. The approach should go towards a trauma-informed approach—we've heard this in previous sessions before. Would you agree that also means that the professionals—? We understand the training and the time to train and how many are overworked in…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
Thanks, Ollie. I'll move on. If I can pick up on some of the comments from Andy in response to the Chair earlier, I think in one of your responses, Andy, you said that there needs to be a properly holistic approach to supporting people with chronic…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
Again, I'm trying to get in my head the picture of where we are. So, we're moving in the right direction, but we need the action to follow it up.
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
Okay, thanks. I think we'll come on to recommendations later, but would it be a fair assessment to say, then, that the current strategy does have recognition from the Government and the Government should be looking for organisations like yourselves who will…
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Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with mental health representatives
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Can I open this up to all of the panel? Do you think that the Welsh Government’s draft mental health and well-being strategy sufficiently addresses the needs of people living with chronic conditions, and, if not, what's the strategy…
