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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Public Health Wales
Lovely, thanks ever so much for being with us today. Right, can I ask what is meant by a public health approach to improving mental health? And what is Public Health Wales's role in tackling mental health inequalities? Who would like to start with that?…
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Public Health Wales
Croeso, bawb. Welcome back to the Health and Social Care Committee. I move to item 3, and this is in regard to our mental health inequalities evidence sessions. This is our third meeting dedicated to taking evidence, and we've got a panel today from Public…
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Right, we'll take a 15-minute break, so we'll be back at 10.35 a.m. So, back at 10.35 a.m.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Thank you, and you were succinct enough as well, so thank you, Professor Wallace. Thanks ever so much for your time with us today, it's been really, really helpful to our work. We'll send you a copy of the transcript after the meeting as well, so look over…
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Well, if you want to, you can do three, but they've got to be really bullet pointed.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Thank you, Gareth. Thank you, Professor Wallace. You've given us so much information today that we'll have to digest. I just want you to give us your key message to go away with. In terms of a recommendation, in terms of developing social prescribing and…
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Thank you, Joyce. And Gareth Davies.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Thanks, Rhun. Joyce Watson. Okay, Joyce Watson.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
No, not at all. Rhun ap Iorwerth.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
—but we really appreciate your full answers as well, and I'll ask those who are asking the questions to jump in, to get through their questions as well.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
No, Carolyn—Professor Wallace, your answers are so helpful to us, so we really appreciate it. They might have to be a little shorter just so that we can get through all the questions—
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Yes, it's always automatic, Ken.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Okay. Thanks, Carolyn. I appreciate your definition in answer to that. That's helpful. We'll move on. Ken Skates.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Okay. Right.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Who defined it as that?
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
I should say, 'Briefly tell us'.
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
Thanks, Carolyn. And tell us, as well, what's the definition of social prescribing?
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Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Carolyn Wallace, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR)
In that case, I move to item 2. Item 2 is our third dedicated session taking oral evidence from stakeholders to inform our inquiry on mental health inequalities. This morning I'd like to welcome Carolyn Wallace to be with us. Good morning, Carolyn. Thank you…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Bore da. Croeso, bawb. Welcome to the Health and Social Care Committee this morning. I move to item 1. We have apologies this morning from Mike Hedges and Jack Sargeant. Ken Skates is joining us today, substituting for Jack Sargeant. So, welcome to Ken. Are…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
Can I thank Plaid for tabling this important debate today? When the health committee formed last year, as lots of committees do, it sent out a consultation to relevant stakeholders, and that was one overwhelming response that came back, the need to focus on…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Minister, I'm grateful to Cefin Campbell for raising this issue, an issue I've raised a number of times previously, about the frustrations that landowners have downstream as a result of, as they see it—and I would agree—the need for the operational rules to…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022
Thank you for your update this afternoon, Minister. I am, of course, pleased to hear that hospitalisations are decreasing as well. We, as Welsh Conservatives, won't be supporting this regulation this afternoon, as we believe that the extension of this…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
Minister, a family in my own constituency have hosted a Ukrainian family, and all are settling in well, apart from one particular issue, which is that this family are struggling to be reunited with their pets. There's a serious issue here because the little…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. One of the issues I wanted to raise with you is the eligibility criteria for the winter fuel support scheme. Now, a constituent has, unfortunately, not been able to claim through the scheme, despite her being the carer of her…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. How is the Welsh Government supporting households who are facing increasing energy costs? OQ58038
