10 May 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Thanks for that.
10 May 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
On data collection in particular—that disaggregation.
10 May 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Yes. Is there good practice that we can look to in other countries that shows us the way forward there?
10 May 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
That's a very, very useful summary of something that we've discussed before. It's targeting all of those elements along that journey. What about when it comes to gynaecological cancers in particular, or cancers that impact women in particular? Are there…
10 May 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 3
Thank you, Chair. Maybe we can save some time, because a number of the areas that I was going to pursue have been discussed already, so we don't need to go over them a second time. A general question from me, possibly, then: if we look at the fact that…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
We heard concerns that some service providers who are already coming from the private sector—. Because, of course, the private sector does provide services within the NHS, and very specialist services, some of them. There is a concern that they may decide not…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
I am also pleased to have an opportunity to participate in this debate this afternoon. I, like many others in this Chamber, am facing something of a quandary over this Bill. We're talking about a Welsh Bill that is a direct response to new legislation in…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Launch of the NHS App
I’m truly grateful to the Minister for this statement today. I know this is an area that is important to her. She said very soon after her appointment that she was surprised at how little work had been done in digital in recent years and that she was eager to…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I would like an oral or a written statement from the Deputy Minister for transport to explain the exact circumstances around recommendations that were made over 30 years ago to reset the hangers that hold the Menai road bridge in place. We know now that there…
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales'
First of all, may I thank my fellow Members for being able to collaborate on this report? Thank you to all of the clerking staff, the research staff, and the support staff who have been part of this work. And also thank you to everyone who spoke so openly to…
2 May 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Neurodivergence Improvement Programme
Thank you to the Deputy Minister for this statement—several useful updates here, and I welcome several elements; I welcome, certainly, the intention to extend the helpline for mental health. I would welcome, from the Deputy Minister, more details about how…
2 May 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on the Six Goals for Emergency Care Programme
Thank you to the Minister for this afternoon's statement. Of course, I agree on the need to put a programme in place in order to strengthen and to take pressure off emergency services in hospitals specifically. The Government is right in doing that, and it's…
25 April 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: The National Diagnostic Strategy
Thank you to the Minister for her statement. Without doubt, the Minister is right in emphasising the need for early diagnosis. The earlier the diagnosis, the greater the hope of having successful treatment. It saves lives; it improves quality of life, too. As…
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
But, when it comes to really important values, that's a good thing.
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Which we won't be able to amend.
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
And certainly in regulation, there would be the question at this point, I guess, of: is there room to get that on the face of the Bill, even?
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
One question that I have asked before, but I'll ask again, I think all of us can see benefits in being able to strengthen the relationships with third sector organisations and make tendering, or make the process of procuring, easier for them. Have you had…
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Yes, just to tease out a little bit more, as we have some time, on the safeguards issue. We've touched on the need for safeguards, and one member of the committee saw this as a Bill that could guard against cronyism, where others are perhaps more concerned…
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
We'll have an opportunity to tease this out again, because I think there are some important principles here, raised by a number of witnesses independently of each other last week, so—yes.
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
We can have a very long conversation about this, but people might have a strong opinion on the extent to which they want private involvement in the provision of a service. You know, this—
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
We'll have further conversations, no doubt, and we'll be able to tease these things out further, but we're talking about principles here of transparency—really important; fairness—really important; ensuring compliance—technical, but really, really important…
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
I mean, we're talking about people who will be affected by services, and whilst hope is a great virtue in a Minister, I'd rather have legislation that gives us a bit more of an assurance than the Minister hoping for something. We're trying to—. You describe…
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
It's a question building on the consultation and engagement theme, specifically on the consultation that could happen on not just the making of the regulations, but on the application of the regulations. One possible amendment that is forming perhaps in our…
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
I've got one final question, if I may. It's a question, perhaps, for the Deputy Minister for Social Services. Perhaps we can write to her as a committee, but I will ask: how do the proposals in this Bill interact with the consultation that's happening at the…
30 March 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
That's useful and it leads me to ask another question. You're not the Minister responsible for procurement, of course; there's another Minister responsible for that. What sort of collaboration is there between you and that Minister? I take it it's the finance…
