20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Launch of 111 press 2 for urgent mental health
Thank you, Jenny. This is an urgent mental health service. If there is an emergency and a direct threat to life, then it is still the right thing to do to call 999. We've heard the announcements that have been made in England, in particular by the Met, but…
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Launch of 111 press 2 for urgent mental health
Thank you very much, Jane, for that welcome for the service, which is very much appreciated. You're right to highlight the importance of the first 1,000 days, and, as you know, I'm really passionate about infant mental health. This service is available for…
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Launch of 111 press 2 for urgent mental health
Thank you very much, Vikki, and I'm really pleased that you had the opportunity to go and see it in action. It really is an incredibly impressive service, and you've made a really important point about workforce, because the challenge that we've had with…
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Launch of 111 press 2 for urgent mental health
Thank you very much, Peredur, for those points. I'm very happy to try and answer your questions. You're right to highlight 'Beyond the Call'; it was a really seminal piece of work. But what that showed was that for the vast majority of people who were making…
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Launch of 111 press 2 for urgent mental health
Thank you very much to James Evans for that welcome and positive response. There were lots of questions there; I'll do my best to answer what I can. It is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but that's not the only thing we are doing. Obviously, there are also…
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Launch of 111 press 2 for urgent mental health
Diolch, Llywydd. I'm delighted to announce that our new service—NHS '111 press 2' for urgent mental health support—is now available across the whole of Wales. The new service will transform how urgent mental health support is accessed in Wales, and is…
14 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on Children, Young People and Education Committee Report—'Mental Health support in Higher Education'
Thank you, Deputy Llywydd. Can I thank you for the opportunity to speak in this debate, and can I also take this opportunity to thank the committee for their work on this important inquiry? The Minister for education and I have been taking a joint-ministerial…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Can I thank Vikki for her supplementary and say how pleased I am that she has had the opportunity to go and see '111 press 2' in action? I'm absolutely delighted that that service is now operational 24 hours a day in all parts of Wales. At a national level…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We continue to provide sustained funding to support the provision of mental health services. In addition to its ring-fenced mental health allocation, health boards have received an additional £26.5 million of recurrent mental health funding over the last two…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Delyth. You raise a number of important points there. As I think you're probably aware, I myself have had a family member who's been through that, and I know not just how traumatising it is, but how isolating it can be for families. So it is really…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Natasha. You are right to highlight that, of course, dementia is a term that covers a wide range of conditions. Sometimes we forget that. It is very important that we maintain accurate data on diagnosis, and guidance has been issued to the NHS in…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Can I thank Jayne Bryant for that question, and acknowledge her long-standing commitment to campaigning for improved dementia care? You are absolutely right about the importance of early diagnosis, and awareness raising is really very important for that…
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We continue to provide Gwent and Cwm Taf Morgannwg regional partnership boards with nearly £3.9 million annually to support the implementation of the dementia action plan vision, and to develop a joint health and social care approach to dementia support.
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales'
Thank you for taking the intervention.
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales'
I know it's a terrible thing to try and intervene, but one of the points that I didn't get a chance to refer to was the updates. We will provide an update by December 2023. The only reason we didn't commit to doing that annually is because what I'd like to do…
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales'
Okay. Well, I'll just conclude on this, then, and just say that I recognise the strong approach to relational approaches in the committee report, and that's what you were talking about, Jane; it's about having strong communities and keeping people connected…
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales'
I know, I know.
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales'
One of the great strengths of committees has always been that they are evidence based. I know that the committee took a great deal of evidence on a range of issues, and I do feel that the committee has largely focused on the social determinants of mental…
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales'
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I start by thanking the committee for their detailed work on this report? I know, from my own time as a committee Chair, how much work goes into producing a report of this nature. As Deputy Minister for…
29 March 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Palliative care
To achieve this, a broad focus across the spectrum of health and social care and third sector provision is required to make this happen as a whole-system effort. The vision is set out in our quality statement for palliative and end-of-life care, published in…
29 March 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Palliative care
Diolch, Llywydd. Firstly, I'd like to thank the Welsh Conservatives for bringing forward this important issue to the Chamber and thank all Members who've contributed to today's debate. I've listened carefully to all speakers, and there have been many…
8 March 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Can I thank Rhianon Passmore for that supplementary question and for raising this very important issue in the Chamber? The Welsh Government is committed to supporting people affected by gambling-related harm, and continues to take an integrated and…
8 March 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Public Health Wales was commissioned to produce a gambling health needs assessment for Wales, which was published last month. The report highlighted the extent of potential health challenges posed by gambling addiction across Wales, including Islwyn. These…
15 February 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Perinatal mental health services in the north of Wales: Presenting the case for improving perinatal health services and provision, including for Welsh-speaking families
Well, Siân, when I came into post, the plans for the unit over the border were already in train, with WHSSC having done a piece of analysis to identify the potential levels of need in north Wales. So, it was on that basis that the decision was taken to have…
15 February 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Perinatal mental health services in the north of Wales: Presenting the case for improving perinatal health services and provision, including for Welsh-speaking families
Yes.
