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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
But, Minister, it's not just myself and other opposition parties calling for a cancer plan. I appreciate the detail that you mentioned—that not all this can be included in a plan—but you're also saying that the 20 charities that have also suggested that there…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
Thank you. I do appreciate your willingness to take into account the debates and the conversations this afternoon, and your openness to what's been said this afternoon, Minister. I think, on the quality statements, the issue is that—tell me if I'm wrong—there…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
Will you take an intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Cancer services
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd, and I move the motion tabled in the name of my colleague, Darren Millar. For some people in Wales, they worry that they will die without ever getting the cancer treatment they need, and that's the view of the board of community health…
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Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23
—to lead healthier lives will need cross-Government action to tackle the root causes. That includes housing, poverty and access to affordable and healthier food. And in finishing, Deputy Presiding Officer, we need of course to tackle the many health…
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Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23
Our health and social care services continue, of course, to be at the forefront of Wales's response to the pandemic. On behalf of the Health and Social Care Committee, I would like to thank everyone in health and social care, including the many volunteers and…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Long COVID
Minister, can I thank you for your statement this afternoon? I'm interested in your claim in regard to the information that you have had from health boards—that the average waiting time for people to be seen in long COVID services is 23 days. You also go on…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. I'd be particularly grateful for an update in regard to improvements on food labelling, working with the industry and the sector and supermarkets in particular. I ask this in the context of new markets being opened for…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
3. How is the Welsh Government supporting the marketing of Welsh lamb and beef? OQ57579
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
And that brings our public session to an end this afternoon. Thank you.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Yes. Please keep us posted. Thanks. Right, okay. Thanks everyone for your time this afternoon. We really appreciate it, and the written evidence ahead of the sessions. We really appreciate your time this afternoon. It's been a very useful session, so diolch…
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
No problem. That's fine. Dr Gibson, last word.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Are you using them within the organisation? Because I can understand why you need fax machines; if other organisations are requiring them, then you have to have them. Are you faxing messages to people outside the organisation?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
What are you using them for? What are you using them for? That's the question.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
That's fine. Gill, or Dr Gibson.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
But you're still using fax machines within the health board, because you feel you have to.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Okay. I won't push you any further. Anybody else? Carol, have you still got a fax machine in your office?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
So, it sounds like you still are buying fax machines, because you need them.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
This is my last question, and it might sound bizarre, but this came up in earlier sessions. Do any of your organisations use fax machines, and, if so, are you still buying fax machines, and, if so, why are you buying fax machines? [Laughter.] You're all…
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Jason, any thoughts on the last couple of questions that you wanted to come in on at all?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Thanks, Carol. Can technology be used better to improve patient flow and discharge? Don't tell me what's already something. Is there something that's perhaps not happening that should happen?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Okay. Carol wants to come in as well. How can we improve this, Carol?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Okay, thanks. Gill, tell me the how—how we do it.
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
And how do we do that?
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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
Thanks, Mike. Can I just ask: is there any view at all on how we can better equip the health and social care workforce to improve hospital discharge? Dr Gibson.
