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Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis—The effect on schools and children
I obviously support free school meals to all children in state primary schools, and await the plan to extend to secondary schools. The increase in energy costs and food costs will have a devastating effect on children living in low-income families. It is…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis—The effect on schools and children
How could one think that not feeding children was a good idea?
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis—The effect on schools and children
I, again, also very much welcome this debate. Firstly, I want to address the problems faced by schools. The local government settlement is a good one, but one year's increase cannot negate over 10 years of austerity. While school budget allocations in most…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
The major cause of poverty is low pay and irregular hours. Does the Minister agree with me that we need the cruel cut to universal credit reversed and an end to exploitative contracts—fire and rehire—and for everyone to be paid at least the real living wage?
, Plenary
Debate: The Second Supplementary Budget 2021-22
First of all, can I thank the Minister for her statement and welcome the second supplementary budget? I just want to make two very brief points, both following on from things that have been said earlier. On 3 February, the UK Government announced measures to…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I would like to request two statements. The first one is a statement on cladding and an update on the Welsh Government's progress on this issue. This is a major issue to my constituents living in Copper Quarter in SA1. I'm receiving requests for updates…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Women and girls' health: evidence session with the Women's Health Wales Coalition
Can I just—and I've got a couple of minutes—agree with that? The danger is, of course, that the patients get overwhelmed by professionals. I've been in some of these meetings where there's been two or three patient representatives, and a dozen, maybe 20…
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Women and girls' health: evidence session with the Women's Health Wales Coalition
Thank you. We've got a minute or so. Should we be talking more to people who have the lived experience? Is there a danger of us as politicians talking to you as members of third sector organisations and missing out the people who are probably most important…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Women and girls' health: evidence session with the Women's Health Wales Coalition
My other question is much more complicated, unfortunately. We talk about health and that people have illnesses and they have them as if nothing else is happening in their lives. I believe that one of the greatest drivers of ill health is poverty, and you'll…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Women and girls' health: evidence session with the Women's Health Wales Coalition
A lot of what I was going to ask has obviously been answered as we've gone through it. I've got two questions, one I think needs to be answered with a 'yes', hopefully. Should we have an agreed improvement health outcome for women in key areas in a plan, and…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with Alzheimer's Society Cymru
Thank you very much.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with Alzheimer's Society Cymru
Thank you. I think what I've found, and you can tell me if I'm wrong, is that an awful lot of care is a mixed economy: it is family carers, or neighbour carers and paid carers, so that mix. And what we need to do is ensure that we don't put all the pressure…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with Alzheimer's Society Cymru
I'll give a bit of evidence here as well. I've dealt with constituents who've come out after dementia and been told that they need to make an appointment to see the GP. They end up in that logjam called 'receptionists', which I am sure everybody on this call…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with Alzheimer's Society Cymru
Thank you, Cadeirydd. We've talked a lot about social care, which I was going to raise. I would ask one question: you talk about secondary care or hospitals working with social care, how do you find the work between primary care and secondary care? I often…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
And a final question from me: you've talked about the need for having different provision in different parts of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. I agree with that. Why do you think BCUHB actually works, and why would it not be better to be split up…
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Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
When will the health board be in a position to achieve financial balance and have an approved three-year plan?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
All I got was, 'your question'. If you want me to repeat it, I will again: what progress are you making using the hospital-at-home model in order to improve patient outcomes and to reduce costs?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Thank you. What progress are you making at using the hospital-at-home model in order to provide a better provision of service to patients and to reduce costs?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
That was easy. Can I move now, Chair, on to finance? Given the issues the health board has previously faced over very many years—I have served on and off this committee for 11 years, and Betsi Cadwaladr has probably been the thing we've talked about the most…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Without trying to put words in your mouth, do you believe that the vascular service model is deliverable and sustainable in the long term?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Coming back from that answer, if we're going to have a further report in September, will vascular services be in the same state as mental health services, and be able to come and tell us some very positive things?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
I wouldn't like vascular services to drop off the end of the agenda. On vascular services, the Royal College of Surgeons review raised serious concerns on delivering safe patient care. How are you going to resolve it, and when are you going to resolve it?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Can I do vascular services first and then come back to finances?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
Yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Governance issues at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Evidence session with the Health Board
I've been impressed by your strategic view. My concern is that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is a very large organisation and one of the problems with large organisations is the gap between strategic decision making and operational management. How…
