, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
We're moving on now to forestry and woodland. When can we expect to see the tree planting rate in Wales reach the level that's required to hit the target of 43,000 hectares of new trees by 2030, considering that Wales, of all the countries, has the lowest…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Stroke awareness and the FAST/NESA campaign
I want to just highlight one case. It was due to the Act FAST campaign that this young individual survived so successfully. I think the one thing that was missing is that stroke can happen to anybody, at any age. The case that I'm going to give you happened…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
As somebody who's lived in Cardigan or Aberteifi, and who's family still does, I know the area really well, and I know also that it serves more than 7,000 of my constituents, and affects Afon Teifi and the Teifi bay, which are both SAC designated, and the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
I thank you, Minister, for your statement today. I'm sure that Professor Sally Holland and the team at Cardiff University are looking at all measures of metrics and costs and outcomes, but some of those outcomes, like well-being and mental health, that have…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I first of all would like to welcome the ban on snares and glue traps, which, as of last week, became law in Wales. I'm sure the legislation will have a positive outcome for animal welfare. The Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales
And also, the need to train staff to use it and interpret it. Is there progress being made in that direction?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales
I'm going to talk about ICT infrastructure. We talked quite a bit about it this morning, so we shall continue. Your paper says that prior to any change to the legislation, a national IT system and appropriate digital solutions and data analytic support need…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
Thank you.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
I think it's a question in the room, actually. If we hadn't had the Act—. Or the fact that we've had the Act; let's be positive. Has that driven all those things that have come out of it, all those things that you've talked about?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
Can I ask a final question?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
Okay. Thank you.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
So, it's put a focus on where that focus might not have been before.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
That's really good news. We keep coming back to this digitalisation that needs to happen, so we'll obviously explore that further, but we've also had people who gave evidence question whether the quality indicators and the reporting arrangements are both…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
Joanna, you had your—
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the All Wales Nurse Staffing Programme
I'm going on to look at the triangulated approach that you've all been alluding to, and it has applied to paediatric wards now for two years—adult and acute medical surgical wards for over five years—so we’ve got an understanding. In your view, is there…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
Well, this follows on, and it links a few things—the digitalisation of healthcare. But the care of the patient beyond the hospital setting isn't covered here. You highlighted stroke particularly, and the demographic that's changing. So, in terms of the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
Are all of you agreed, yes?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
—making it, as you say, powerful. Since you're all nodding your heads, I won't reask the question, but I'm going to ask about the ability for people to have their care, if they require it, through the medium of Welsh. How confident are you that that skill…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
That's exactly what we are being told; it's the leverage, it's the fact that you have to report on it—
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
Okay. We've got statutory guidance and we've got operational guidance on implementing section 25B of the Act. Are they clear enough? Would you want to see any difference?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
But there are specific parameters around, you know, what you're measuring, whether it's falls—we've mentioned the pressure sores and other things that fit within that. We've heard from the previous witnesses that those specifics within the Act do show…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
Anything further to add, anybody?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
Thank you. We've had some evidence that questions whether the quality indicators used as part of the triangulated approach and their reporting arrangements are robust enough to demonstrate a link between the nurse staffing levels and the patient outcomes…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
What are your views?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with nursing directors
Thank you. I'm going to move on now to the triangulated approach, and whether you can talk us through the approach to calculating nurse staffing levels in 25B settings—that's what I'm particularly going to be talking about. Do you think that the timing and…
