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4,002 speeches and questions

24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Not 'no, you haven't got a one-word answer'—'no' is the answer?
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales
To be honest, the answer was all I needed—'no'—because we're a bit short of time. Sally, have you got a one-word answer to that as well?
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Thank you, Heléna. And in terms of—. You've outlined, both of you, a different range of areas, in terms of younger people and older people, but in terms of having data to know, in terms of people being able to assess mental health services in those different…
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Thanks, Sally. Heléna, what about your perspective in terms of older people?
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Sure. Please do, yes.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Lovely. Thanks ever so much for being with us today. Just as a bit of scene setting at the beginning of this session, it might be helpful if each of you, respectively, talk about how mental health inequalities affect people in the various age ranges that you…
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Welcome back to the Health and Social Care Committee. I move to item 6, and this is our second panel today of our inquiry into mental health inequalities, and we have a number of witnesses to help us in this next part of our inquiry for today's session. I'd…
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
And that brings us to close the session, and we will be back at 1 o'clock when we'll have our next panel in regards to our inquiry on inequalities in mental health.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Thank you. Thanks, both, for your advice in helping us with the rest of our inquiry. That's really much appreciated, and it was a fascinating session to help us go forward with our piece of work. So, can I thank you both as well for your written evidence as…
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Thank you Dr Kousoulis. And to Andy Bell, where next for our inquiry? What do you think should be our focus for the next phase of our work?
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Thank you, Joyce. A question from me, I suppose, just to ask you for your advice—to both of you—in terms of the rest of our inquiry. We've had a huge response to this inquiry; we've had over 90 responses. And I think I should put on record our thanks, really…
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
There we are. Please, Andy Bell, yes.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
So, what does Government need to do to make that happen?
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Thank you. Joyce.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Dr Kousoulis.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Yes, interesting. Thank you. I can see Andy Bell nodding as well at that in agreement. Joyce Watson.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Thanks, Mike. I was just considering yesterday, or in the Senedd yesterday, I talked about a group that had been set up in my area, which I represent, of men just meeting and going for a walk and talking, and it's not set up—. Those involved have come from…
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Thank you, Jack. Mike Hedges.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Now I'll come to Jack Sargeant.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Yes, Andy.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
I think Andy Bell responded a bit to that in an earlier answer.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
There we are. Andy first and then Dr Kousoulis. Andy Bell.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
So, an effective model of support. Who wants to go first? Dr Kousoulis?
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Thank you. Gareth Davies.
24 March 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Centre for Mental Health and Mental Health Foundation
Joyce.