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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you, Jack. Can I thank—? Well, I'll ask the witnesses if they have got any final comments that they feel that they need to make or anything else they want to make that's not been drawn out through questions at all. Are you all happy and content that…
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Councillor Elsmore.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you, Mike. Jack. We're happy to go on to 10:35 if we need to as well, Jack, for your final set of questions. Jack Sargeant.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Mike, Allison Hulmes wanted to come in as well. Allison.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you, Nicola. Mike Hedges.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Gareth.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Absolutely.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Who'd like to address that?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you. So, just be aware, we're struggling for time to get all the sections we want to cover in, so just to remind witnesses in particular, we really want detailed answers, but just keep that in mind as well. Gareth Davies.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you, Councillor Elsmore. Joyce, is it okay if we move on? I'm just a bit conscious of time, but we can come back if there's anything further later on. Is that okay, Joyce?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you, Allison. Councillor Elsmore.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
I can see Allison Hulmes wants to come in, and Councillor Elsmore as well. I'm just conscious of time as well. So, if you have got just one question after this, Joyce, as well, that would be helpful. Allison Hulmes.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Joyce.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
I'm just thinking, did Allison Hulmes want to come in as well at all? I'm not sure whether you indicated.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thanks, both. Joyce Watson.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you, Councillor Elsmore. I'll move on to Rhun ap Iorwerth next, but if you do want to come in, just lift your hand, and I'll know who wants to come in, or, by all means, just speak out if it's appropriate. Rhun ap Iorwerth.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
I was going to say, when you say you have frank discussions, what takes place in those frank discussions?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you. You've set the scene well there. I'm going to let other Members come in with questions based on what you've said there. Can I perhaps address my last question in this opening section to Councillor Susan Elsmore? Have I pronounced that right, Susan?…
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
And just tell us a little bit about the contingency plans that will have to, perhaps, be in place as a result of what you've outlined, and what we are likely to see in the coming months.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thanks, both. Can you just outline to what extent care packages are being handed back to providers?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Okay. That's powerful. Nicola Stubbins.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
That's it. Thank you, Gareth, for that. That's on the record. Okay. Thanks, all, for being with us today. Just to set out perhaps the current situation, I suppose the question is: to what extent or severity has this current situation with social care…
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
Thank you ever so much for being with us. Gareth Davies has just indicated that he wants to come in on declarations of interest. Gareth.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with local authorities
In that case, I move to item 2, and item 2 is in regard to hospital discharge and the impact on patient flow. This is our second meeting dedicated to taking oral evidence from various stakeholders to inform our piece of work on hospital discharge. For this…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Croeso, bawb. Welcome to the Health and Social Care Committee this morning. This meeting is held in hybrid format, with some Members here on the Senedd estate and some Members virtually. And all our witnesses today are joining us virtually as well, but…
