, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Yes, we'll have to wait to see how this Bill, as it moves through the system, develops and what the actual final outcome will be on how many bodies will be in place, and what that means materially for organisations in Wales. So, officials will keep assessing…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Again, no. The Bill as it stands shouldn't be impacting on any commissioning services or the ability to commission from England. But I'll just confirm with legal and—.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Yes, that's an interesting question and probably another line of inquiry for this committee at another time. This committee did touch on the mental health issue in the last term. So, we've got the Mental Health Act 2025 in force in the UK at the moment. It's…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
No, I can't say I've got any particular groups that I'm concerned about. Again, just to reiterate the point that if services can't be commissioned from Wales—. So, JCC, when they can, they'll commission services from Wales, but if they can't and those…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
We heard, or I read the transcript of the evidence from Powys and Betsi Cadwaladr about concerns on that element and the cross-border, and my understanding is that Welsh Ministers and local health boards here will continue to be able to secure those services…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
—that's a matter for the UK Government and how they commission their work. It doesn't impact on Welsh patients or our duties here.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
For the integrated care boards—
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
The new integrated care bodies in England will be a matter for the new body that replaces NHS England, so it won't impact on Wales is my understanding. It won't impact on patients from Wales, and when patients from Wales go for services in England because of…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
No. That's not our understanding.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
No change from current structures.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
No, they won't see any change at all. That's not our understanding of the Bill. Again, this is to do with establishing a new body in England to replace NHS England, rather than changing the working conditions.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
As I said earlier, this Bill isn't a vehicle for us to change policy in Wales; it's about changing the provision of services in England, so it won't change that cross-border element. We can be sure that the legal frameworks that we've got in place at the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Thanks, Nigel. As you know, there are currently established governance arrangements for commissioned services from England, and those are made through the JCC, the joint commissioning committee. The JCC has already got a duty of quality, and they have to…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
I am confident that the UK Government has given us a written commitment to introduce amendments. As this is a UK Government Bill, then it will pass according to their wishes.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
If we look specifically at the taxation issues, they've made it clear that the Bill looks at taxation issues that are reserved, not devolved, so it will not impact on the taxes that we can levy or adapt in Wales. So, it doesn't affect the devolved area there…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Thank you. That's an important point, because there's sometimes a concern that a piece of legislation that affects Wales can have an adverse impact on people here and on patients and services. I'm glad to say that since the Government here became aware of…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Thank you very much for that, Safa. Thank you for the invitation and welcome to come here to discuss this proposed LCM. I think it's important to begin by emphasising that this is a Bill that is being brought forward in Westminster for the needs of the health…
, Plenary
Short Debate: The importance of local services—Protecting the future of Withybush hospital
Llywydd, it's also important to be clear about where the responsibilities lie. Under the current statutory framework, it is the responsibility of NHS organisations to make decisions about the form of local services, acting within their statutory duties and…
, Plenary
Short Debate: The importance of local services—Protecting the future of Withybush hospital
Llywydd, I said in this Chamber recently that the true measure of success for this Government is not how many hospital beds we fill, but how many people we help to live healthier lives without needing one. That means investing in prevention, early…
, Plenary
Short Debate: The importance of local services—Protecting the future of Withybush hospital
Thank you, Llywydd. I welcome the opportunity to respond to this debate, and to acknowledge the strong feelings held by people in Ceredigion Penfro about the future of healthcare services and the role of Withybush Hospital in the future. I wish to start with…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
Thank you very much to Anna Nicholl for that series of hugely important questions when it comes to looking at how we ensure that we create that space to improve leadership. Leadership is at the heart of this new framework. It is one of those things where we…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
Thank you for that. I am disappointed that you're taking this opportunity to make political points on issues that are beyond what we're addressing today. You know full well that the Government can't intervene in the process that is currently ongoing when it…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
Diolch, Louise. Very good points there. You're very, very right, it's a dry document, isn't it, and I think it shows in the numbers present here. It's not, probably, the most exciting thing, but it's one of the foundational pieces of work that we have to get…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
Thank you, Gwyn, for those questions. And I'm always reluctant to tackle any questions that specialist clinicians such as Gwyn, and, indeed, Safa, can ask, so I'm very pleased that we're talking about something more technical here. But the Member is perfectly…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
Thank you for those. You ask what will it do to secure improvements. I've got to just remind you that responsibility and accountability for delivery of day-to-day services is still held by the health boards. I don't personally run the health board or go in…
