8 December 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
7. What support does the Welsh Government give to Mudiad Meithrin to provide Ti a Fi services? OQ57307
8 December 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
One of the major problems regarding inland water quality is discharge into rivers, which then goes into lakes. A serious concern raised with me by my constituents is Welsh water discharge into the River Tawe at the Trebanos treatment works in the Neath…
7 December 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Reforming Council Tax in Wales
Firstly, can I welcome the statement? The property valuation is nearly 20 years out of date. It is almost certain that values will have gone up. There's also that values will have changed relative to other properties. Of course, the advantage of a tax on…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Thank you very much.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Okay. Thank you very much. I really do feel, though, that we've got to get people to do more themselves. This idea that everything can be done by some surgeon somewhere and it will all be okay is a mindset that we, you and the health professionals need to get…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Well, let's start off with the premise that there's no problem, and all the money that's needed is available. What are the other things in the system that are holding back treatment?
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Your knee is going to be a lot better if you're carrying around 10 stone rather than 22 stone. Whatever's wrong with it, the amount of weight you've got on it is going to make a difference—the more weight you have, the more problems you're likely to have. And…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
What's happening with pain management? I have a view on this, which—you may tell me I'm wrong, but people can do something themselves, can't they? They can lose weight, they can exercise, they can reduce the pressure on their joints by having less weight…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
But, as you're probably aware, Swansea Bay University Health Board have now come up with a plan where they're going to use the Neath Port Talbot hospital, which is based in Baglan, as a site where they're going to carry out most of this type of work. Do you…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Yes, I'm well aware of that, if only because some of them contact me and I write to the health board accordingly.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. My questions are for Cymru Versus Arthritis. First of all, can I thank you for all that information you sent to me? I do read it and I find it very helpful. Now I'm going to ask you some questions on it. One of your requests was that…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
It you want to tell us more—through you, Chair—can you write to us and tell us more?
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
And a last question from me is: how do you speed up cancer diagnosis? Is there enough investment in the system, and, if there isn't, where do you want it to go?
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
Can I just say I agree with you entirely? But I think that some of your medical colleagues, especially GPs, can do more as well. And people often say, when you have these symptoms, 'Go and see a GP.' Do you want to phone up and get their appointments for…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
Can I try and be helpful, which is that if, when you get the full picture, and if you still find the numbers aren't as high as you would like them to be, then why don't you use us as politicians as part of the help and actually send us things that we can put…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
Diolch. I’m going to talk about diagnosis. You mentioned a few moments ago that people weren’t going in the numbers they used to for breast cancer screening. Is that true for all other screenings as well? I've reached the age where now I do bowel cancer…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
I think the real problem we have is that far too many people think, 'It doesn't matter what's wrong with me, the health service will put it right. So, I can do anything I like and it doesn't matter'. You would say that it's our job rather than yours, but how…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
Thank you. Can I thank you for what you've said this morning, a lot of which I think has been very helpful? Can you get your managers to understand the importance of keeping patients informed? I get a lot of people who've been on a waiting list for two years…
30 November 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
I welcome the statement by the Minister and the action plan. I agree with the Minister that homelessness extends well beyond access and the availability of affordable homes, but does the Minister agree that the availability of affordable homes is a major part…
24 November 2021 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A cladding safety Bill
I'm not going to repeat anything said by either Rhys or Peter, but the tragedy of Grenfell Tower saw 72 people lose their lives. It was reported earlier this year that surveys on high-rise buildings across the UK, following the fire, have shown that…
24 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Frankly, I'm disappointed at how much ICT equipment, which I think is relatively young, is actually being removed and new equipment is being purchased. It's incredibly expensive continually upgrading and buying. Can I ask that you will review your ICT…
24 November 2021 , Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I was going to say, different subjects get—. Say, a unit of 1 is what you get for a course, if you're doing a course that is highly expensive in terms of support staff and in terms of equipment, like it's a multiplier—I think engineering is a multiplier of…
24 November 2021 , Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
You're not ending subject funding multipliers that—
24 November 2021 , Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I take it you're not ending subject funding multipliers.
24 November 2021 , Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes, and what additional information. I spent a large amount of time getting data for the Welsh Government indirectly whilst working in further education in order to support claims. I'm not quite sure what further information you could have ever asked for…
