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4,002 speeches and questions

11 May 2022Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Thanks, Jenny. I agree with your comments in regards to prevention. I think we do need more beds, but I do agree with you on the general principle, though, because we've already got, as I said in my contribution, 1,000 beds with people who don't need to be in…
11 May 2022Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
As it stands now, even before the pandemic struck, thousands were waiting over a year for treatment. In fact, that doubled in the year before the pandemic. A&E and ambulance services were already feeling the strain each winter, and the NHS workforce was…
11 May 2022Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Foolish—that is what the then health Minister said to having a plan to tackle the NHS backlogs in Wales before the pandemic is over. And what has that led to? As it stands now, Wales is experiencing its worst accident and emergency…
10 May 2022Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Minister, can I thank you for your statement today, and also thank you for your briefings to the Health and Social Care Committee on a three-weekly basis as well? Can I welcome much of what you said today? The rules on masks in health and social care…
10 May 2022Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I heard your previous answer. The previous Health, Social Care and Sport Committee made a specific recommendation around a national campaign and, in response to that, the then Minister accepted that recommendation in principle. But one of the…
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
In that case, I move to item 4 and I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content with that? Thank you very much. Diolch yn fawr. In that case, we…
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Papers to note
I move to item 3. We've got a lot of papers to note, and a lot of letters today, so I'm not going to go through them all. But there's correspondence with the Minister for Health and Social Services on winter planning, and correspondence with the Minister and…
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Thank you, all.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Thank you very much, Professor Poole, and thank you, all, for being succinct in those final messages; we really appreciate that. Any other Members have any final, pressing questions? No, I don't think so. Thank you. In that case, can I thank you all very much…
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Okay, and just before I come to Professor Poole, if there are any other Members who have got anything pressing—a very brief last question—then we'll consider that as well. Professor Poole.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Okay, thank you, Ewan. Dr Daffin, key priorities for us as a committee, key recommendations you think we might like to consider making to the Welsh Government.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
You can go first for scratching your nose, then.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Thank you, all. This is a final question from me. At the end of this piece of work, we'll be producing a report ourselves as a committee, making recommendations to the Welsh Government. I suppose I'm just asking you, really, all in bullet-point form, to tell…
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Thank you. And Dr Daffin.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Professor Poole.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
You go ahead and answer the door. No problem at all. Who else wants to come in? Dr Daffin.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Thank you, Rhun. Gareth Davies.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Thank you, all. I hope you can hear me, my connection is a little bit unstable. Have you asked all your questions, Jack? Yes. Lovely. Thank you. If I come to Rhun ap Iorwerth next, and if my connection is a bit unstable, then please indicate to Rhun, who can…
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Thank you, Joyce. Jack Sargeant.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Joyce, do you have any final questions? We're a bit stretched for time. Or have you asked everything you wanted to ask?
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Dr Daffin, you wanted to come back in, I think.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Professor Poole.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Dr Daffin first, and then Professor Poole. Dr Daffin.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Sorry, Joyce. Dr Daffin wanted to come in as well.
4 May 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University, Platfform and Psychologists for Social Change
Again, we might not have time to bring everyone in, just in order to get through all our questions, but who would like to take Joyce's question? Professor Poole.