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Dentistry - evidence session with British Dental Association Wales and British Orthodontic Society
Thank you. I have one other specific question, but just to give our other witnesses an opportunity, is there anything that you would like to add to what we've heard already in terms of priorities?
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Dentistry - evidence session with British Dental Association Wales and British Orthodontic Society
Yes, and potentially have the full undergraduate experience in years to come as well, linked to the medical school. Thank you very much for that. So, again, to you in the room in Cardiff, a list of the priorities, then—the things that we really need to focus…
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Dentistry - evidence session with British Dental Association Wales and British Orthodontic Society
On local training, I and colleagues fought hard to get a medical school in Bangor, and I am clear in my mind that we need a dental school there too, for exactly the reasons that you outlined. Is that an ambition that you would share?
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Dentistry - evidence session with British Dental Association Wales and British Orthodontic Society
Good morning, all. I see the clock ticking. The question that I wanted to ask is quite a general one. I'd like you to reflect, in a way, on the number of different areas that we have looked at this morning, in order to see whether we can get you to prioritise…
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Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report: Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thank you to my fellow members of the committee, and thank you to the researchers and the clerking team. This is a very important report. We're getting to the heart of issues that are holding our health service back at the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
'Despite the service substantially improving equity overall, there remained residual inequity in provision in the North West, and expansion into this area was to be considered.' In a written statement in April this year, responding to that report, the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
My concern is that the most rural areas are going to lose out because the ambulance will go after the patient number targets that can be reached by the helicopter without properly considering the likelihood that those could be reached quite quickly by road…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
That is absolute nonsense.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
It's your data.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Now, because of uncertainty regarding the exact basis for these data, nor, indeed, what exactly the data are telling us, is the Minister willing to commission an independent review of those data and, specifically, to have the review consider the likely impact…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
'has been conducted by our medical partners, the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS)'.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
On 20 September, the First Minister said that the figures and data of the Wales Air Ambulance Charity are behind the plans to close its two sites in Welshpool and Caernarfon and to move the helicopters to one site. I and other Members have written to him to…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: 'Together for Mental Health' Strategy and Next Steps
I thank the Deputy Minister for her statement this afternoon. I don't think we can over-emphasise the significance of this point in time in terms of the attention we give to mental health. It has been positive to have the 'Together for Mental Health' strategy…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Approach to Respiratory Viruses
Thank you to the Minister for the statement this afternoon. I agree, generally speaking, with the plan as outlined by the Minister today. The Minister is right in saying, of course, that COVID has not left us; it is still casting a shadow, and that shadow is…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Welsh Language Community Housing
A company called Coastal Holidays was responsible for sending that letter—not a local tourism company, I have to say, but a company from Warwick, according to their website. Very importantly, it's a company that is trying purposefully to take properties out…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Welsh Language Community Housing
'I do hope you don't mind me contacting you. I'm looking for a property in your area and wondered if you might be interested in selling or renting your property long term.'
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Welsh Language Community Housing
I draw attention to my declaration of interest in terms of property ownership. The Minister will be aware of the attention that I've paid recently to the tenants who told us that their landlord in the Bodorgan estate has asked them to leave their homes, to…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Impact of migraine on children and young people
I was very pleased to co-submit this debate today. It's clear to me and to other Members, as we've already heard, that there is far more that needs to be done in order to assist the high number of children and young people who do suffer migraine regularly in…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Regional Economic Development
Thanks for letting me sneak in, and thank you for the statement. I'll just make the case that, as well as spreading prosperity through regional working in general, I encourage Governments at all levels to think sub-regionally; it's not just the north, but…
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Questions to the First Minister
The First Minister knows that I've been raising concerns recently about staffing at Ysbyty Gwynedd, and rotas there clearly continue to be a problem. One recent e-mail from staff refers to the Hergest mental health unit, with staff morale at an all-time low…
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Short Debate: Mapping Welsh seas: An investment in our green and blue future
I want to conclude by referring to the name of this particular vessel. Who was Prince Madog? According to the legend, Madog ab Owain Gwynedd, according to the legend, was the son of Owain Gwynedd, the king of Gwynedd, who sailed to the American continent…
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Short Debate: Mapping Welsh seas: An investment in our green and blue future
What does detailed mapping of our seas look like? Let me describe it, with the help of a truly fascinating new book, a fascinating new study, published this week—I'm not here to plug it; it's useful to explain what I'm talking about. But you may have read…
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Short Debate: Mapping Welsh seas: An investment in our green and blue future
Let me go on to a bit of context. For those who don't know the Prince Madog, she's a beautiful vessel and a highly specialised one. She arrived at Bangor University in 2001, replacing the original Prince Madog that had been operational since 1967. Throughout…
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Short Debate: Mapping Welsh seas: An investment in our green and blue future
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I want to talk about mapping the Welsh seas. I'm pleased to have an opportunity to present this debate. I'm grateful to Sam Kurtz and Joyce Watson for showing an interest in the topic, and I'm more than happy to give a…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Gynaecological cancer
Screening is vital when it comes to women's health. Many lives have been saved by an early diagnosis stemming from the screening programme. The movement towards five-year screening rather than three-year screening undertaken previously was based on evidence…
