8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
The difference between somebody who's working in social care as a care assistant and somebody working in the NHS as a care assistant, I think, is £3,000 in terms of pay at the moment. I would like to see that brought down, but, obviously, we're in a very…
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I think, basically, they'd like more. They supported us bringing in the real living wage, we are friends and they really supported us, but I think they think it would be better to have higher wages and to be more in parallel with the health service. I think…
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Well, you're absolutely right, it is a very rewarding career, and I know that you'll speak to people in the sector and they really love it and really appreciate it. But there are issues that we have to address in terms of retention and recruitment, which is…
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I think it's probably best—it's quite detailed—if we write to you about the detail. I'm quite happy to do that, yes. We've got quite a lot of data.
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Oh, yes. Care Inspectorate Wales—all the independent sector has to be registered through Care Inspectorate Wales, so there is a universal way of looking at what standards are there, yes.
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes. We've got much more solid data now, since we last had that discussion. We have a monthly check-up in terms of the vacancies and where people are placed, and this is much more specific, much more refined than before, so we get those details on a monthly…
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you, Jack. Lynne actually deals with the dementia plans, so I'll hand over to Lynne.
18 October 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well thank you, Rhys ab Owen, for that question. Under legislation local authorities have discretion to apply interest on a social care charge in some limited circumstances. The interest rate must be set in line with legal requirements and can accrue until…
18 October 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Local authorities may apply interest on social care charges in limited circumstances, including deferred payment agreements on properties of persons in residential care, and in relation to outstanding repayments of charges after their death. It is right that…
4 October 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Parental blame and the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism
Thank you very much for your time today.
4 October 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Parental blame and the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism
I think that people are encouraged to do them, and as I say, 5,200 have actually done them. So, I think we are making real progress there. The national neurodivergence team are also working on developing additional training for all professionals around…
4 October 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Parental blame and the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism
And for also sharing research on parental blame and pathological demand avoidance. And I'm pleased to say that this research has already been shared with our clinical advisory group. The Welsh Government is committed to helping children remain in the care of…
4 October 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Parental blame and the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism
Thank you to the Member for North Wales for bringing this to our attention.
4 October 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Parental blame and the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism
Thank you very much for putting forward this debate, Mark Isherwood. I'd like to thank you for the work that you do with children and families in north Wales, because I know that you consistently raise these issues and I'd like to congratulate you on that. I…
4 October 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Parental blame and the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism
Thank you for the opportunity to reply to this debate.
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you very much, and thank you very much to the committee. I think it's been a really good session, and I'd also like to say 'thank you so much' to all the young people and staff who've come along and listened to this long discussion. I…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Marathon session.
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Yes. Well, shall I say by the end of the year? Because I think that will cover it. Yes. Definitely. And we'll be really pleased to share it.
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Yes. Well, I'm glad that you're aware that we are doing work about missing children, and I hope you're reassured that that is something we're taking forward. We're finalising our review of the evidence that we've taken, and I think those will be shared with…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Well, I've got figures for 11 September, so they are very up to date. There are 30 care homes or children's services operating without registration; 29 of these are operated by the local authorities and one is operated by a private provider. The vast majority…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Well, we're working at it through the transformation programme for children's services. That's where we're working at this. It is something that has, obviously, engaged us and worried us a lot, in terms of the unregistered placements and also the DoLS. So, we…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Right. Well, we're actually—. Welsh officials will be undertaking an analysis exercise to establish the number of deprivation of liberty orders that have been used over the last 24 months. And then the results of that analysis will feed into the Welsh…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Yes, I absolutely recognise the need. Obviously, many children and young people will not reach the threshold for CAMHS and don't need CAMHS, but they do need something, and they do need support and help. And that is why we are adopting the NEST model, so that…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Well, obviously we do recognise that the children and young people who are engaged with children's services, whether in a health board or local authority setting, do have needs that require multidisciplinary and multi-agency support, and in developing the new…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Yes. When do you think we would make that decision?
