, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Election of Temporary Chair
My colleague Natasha Asghar will now temporarily take over chairing of the meeting. So, could I hand over to the clerking team, who need to facilitate that?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 4
Thank you very much indeed.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 4
Thank you. My final question at this stage: what, if any, potential quick wins can you suggest to simplify the system for older people? Things that could be done easily, or things that could be stopped or avoided.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 4
Thank you. How have you engaged as commissioner with public bodies and providers to tackle the problems raised with you by service users?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 4
Thank you. How does the experience of accessing care, including issues arising from out-of-area placements or Welsh language provision, impact on older people, service users and their families?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 4
Thank you very much indeed. As you might expect, we have a number of questions and, again, I ask Members and yourself as a witness to be as succinct as possible so that we can cover the wide range of issues this topic has generated. I'll begin with the first…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 4
Croeso. Welcome back to this morning's meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, and I welcome our new witness to the meeting. I'd be grateful if you could state your name and role for the record.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay. Thank you. That brings us to the end of this session. I thank both witnesses, Maria Bell and Dave Street, for being with us and for your answers and contributions this morning. A transcript of today's meeting will be published in draft form and sent to…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. We're massively over time, so I'd be grateful if you could keep your reply to my final question now extremely succinct. Overall, how confident are you that the Welsh Government is moving in the right direction and quickly enough with its policy…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. Time is short and nearly over, but, Peredur Owen Griffiths, can I bring you in for the next set of questions?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. Natasha. Natasha Asghar has got a further question.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. Mike Hedges, have you finished your questions?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. Peredur, you've got a supplementary.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. Mike Hedges, I think you're going to take up the next question.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay, thank you. Could I invite Natasha Asghar to take up the questions?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Well, quite. I think that was the point: in addition to the broader engagement you describe, it was the people around the table being involved in the design and delivery and monitoring of services and commissioning of services, and having parity of power and…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you, Mike. If I just ask a quick supplementary on regional partnership boards: two weeks ago, we took evidence for this inquiry from Age Cymru, and they said there was still more work to do for regional partnership boards in engaging with the voices of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay, thank you. Can I bring Mike Hedges in to take up the questions?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. What do you believe are the underlying reasons and the cause of the very significant backlog in hospital discharges into care settings, including care homes, and whether public sector partners are doing enough to work collaboratively to resolve…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
If you had a magic wand that you could—.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Okay. Thank you. Can you suggest any potential quick wins to simplify the process that could be done easily, or could be avoided or stopped?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you. You generally find in your experience—[Inaudible.] What sort of relationship do you find in practice you have between the local authorities and the health boards when it comes to working together on this?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you very much. Welcome, both. As you'll expect, we have a number of questions, and I'd like to—. Well, I do; I ask Members and witnesses to be succinct to enable us to cover the wide range of issues that this topic has generated. I'll begin with the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence Session 3
We move on to our first evidence session today on care home commissioning for older people, our third session on this issue. We have two witnesses, and I welcome them to the meeting. I would be grateful if you would state your names and role for the record.
