19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I've got to come in here and say I am frankly disgusted with the Conservatives' attitude in this debate this afternoon. It's the most COVID-denying, the most dismissive of the realities of the losses of the past couple of years, that I…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
I will bring my comments to a conclusion by looking ahead. We need to adhere to the same principles that I've mentioned about doing enough but not too much. In terms of the self-isolation time: bring it down as much as possible, but only when the evidence…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
Well, I think from my experience and from the experience of colleagues of yours, I know there has been open dialogue that you can have with advisers to Government, and we have it through health committee and so on. Plus, we were talking about a global wave…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
Of course.
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
We will be voting for the Government's amendment because all it does, I think, is set out the process of lifting those restrictions that has already been announced and has started to be implemented indeed. I think it's worth outlining once again the…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
And that is a point I've made myself: it's important for democracy that we get things right and do things in the right order. But to argue now that what was evidenced properly at the time was wrong is a very good example of the misuse of hindsight, I think.
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
I'm happy to take an intervention.
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
—in terms of our response to COVID.
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID restrictions
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I have brief comments today. It's clear that this motion is dated. It's calling for a series of things that are already happening, so we will be abstaining today. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn't it? And…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every three years
Thank you for the opportunity to make a brief contribution to this debate. And, firstly, let me say how much I sympathise with all those people, the many, many thousands, who have spoken about their deep concerns about the change in the cervical cancer…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for that response. And, yes, it would be a major step, but an important step too. And the whole point of placing it in legislation would be to ensure that the principle couldn't be ignored; one would have to act on that principle. In Wales, very…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, Llywydd. Seventy per cent of care home residents live with dementia, and social contact, particularly with family or informal carers, is very important to them in terms of keeping hold of their cognitive skills and so on. The safety…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
The fund has been one way of helping businesses, but some businesses managed to survive by becoming part of the response to COVID. And I've written to the Minister and to the Government in the past on the need to maintain the supply chains created during the…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
I don't have very many comments to make today, truth be told. A week ago, I was calling on the Minister to give greater attention to the positive signs that I certainly thought were coming to the fore according to the statistics. She was reluctant to do that…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Thank you. I know Members will have more detailed questions, but that's very useful to start us off. Thank you.
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Is it an issue that is being addressed enough, or is it a side issue, as appears to be the case in Wales, where the main act is actually concentrating on getting people into treatment? Is there a piece of work that's been done nationally in England to look…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
That's really useful. Shall we just compare quickly at a high level with the situation in England, then, Jonathon or Danielle? What is being done in England in general terms? What steps have been put in place to make sure that there is care for those people…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Maybe that speaks to the problem that we’re facing here. You’re talking about making sure that we have a workforce that is able to do all this work of clearing the backlog, and having that workforce almost work side by side with the workforce dealing with…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Yes, it is something you have been incredibly consistent on throughout this pandemic. So, if we look at the measures that need to be put in place, and it’s clear you don’t believe they are in place, most of those could be addressed if there were more people…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Okay, so let's try to drill down into what is not being done, still. So, what measures, at this point in time, are not in place to support people waiting for treatment across Wales?
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Thank you very much. Just a question first of all to the Royal College of Surgeons. In your report, which is before me on the screen and was published during the pandemic, you set as recommendation 2 to the Welsh Government to make it a priority immediately…
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
No problem at all. Can you hear me now?
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Thank you very much and good afternoon to all of you. I'll ask a question first of all, if I may—
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Papers to note
I'm happy to note, Chair, but would like to make sure that we have a discussion at some point around the letter from the First Minister on 14 December regarding the COVID inquiry.
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you very much, Chair. One thing that is holding us back in the battle against COVID is the too high percentage of people who haven't yet been vaccinated. Nobody here wants to compel people to be vaccinated or to make it mandatory. I don't think that…
