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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you. Of course, I have been part of those meetings but nobody else on the committee has, so my function as Chair is to detach myself from the local role and focus on the function of this committee. I'm sure you—. I can see you nodding your head. Natasha.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
I understand that—some say 43, some say over 40—originally 40 staff whistleblew in relation to three or four managers. I fully appreciate that employment law means that you can't discuss what may or may not have happened with those individuals since then, but…
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Perhaps we can revisit that at the start of the autumn term as well in terms of those lower level ligatures and seek a progress report from you. If we can move on to Cefin.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Okay. So, we can contact you again about this in September, at the start of the autumn term. And in terms of work on ligatures, moving forward, how and what timescale?
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
You say months; would this process be completed by the end of this year, by December? Should we be reconsidering it and revisiting it then? What date do you anticipate completing the process you describe?
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
I'll finish the questions on this. When will the issues you referred to regarding ligatures, and of course mixed cohorting, be addressed? Can we have a date that we can revisit this upon to engage with you and achieve a progress report?
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Okay, thank you. You referred to a phased plan going ahead. I have a letter from the health board's acting chief executive in 2013 to the head of regulation at Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, detailing the phased plan going ahead to cease mixed cohorting nine…
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Okay, thank you very much, Cefin. We can now move on to mental health services. It's 13 years since I first raised concerns about care and support on the Hergest unit, raised with me by bereaved families. And, of course, a few years later, the 40 staff…
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you. Cefin Campbell.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you. I would remind everybody that, at the beginning, I asked if everybody could be as succinct as possible, and, given the time constraints, I'd be grateful if you could perhaps have one person answer each question. If others want to intervene, they…
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Your question on this point, Cefin, or—?
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Are you happy with that?
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Mike Hedges.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Well, yes, if you could pick that up and then run into your questions around the targeted intervention framework.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you. Does anybody else wish to comment on that, or shall we move on? Members, thank you.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you very much indeed. Well, as you'd expect, we have a number of questions, and I'm asking, if I may, Members and yourselves to be as succinct as possible to enable us to cover a wide range of issues generated by the topic. So, if I begin by asking the…
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Teresa Owen. So, could you introduce yourself and your role please?
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you. And I believe Gill Harris has had to give her apologies because she's unwell, but she's being represented instead by—
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you. And Sue Hill.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Oh, you're here. Right. Just so we confirm for the record your name and title, job description.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
We'll come back to Mark then. We have Sue Hill.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Diolch, and croeso. Mark Polin.
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Right, we move then to item 3, for which our witnesses are with us, focused on governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, an evidence session following on from the committee's legacy work from the work done by our predecessor committee in…
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Papers to Note
Thank you. I think, if I remember, the letter we've received suggests, depending on the context, either 'ethnic minorities' or 'ethnic minority communities'. Thank you.
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Papers to Note
We have a few papers to note. Firstly, scrutiny of public administration, letter from the Welsh Local Government Association, dated 31 January. The WLGA responded to our consultation on the public administration remit of the committee. Are Members content to…
