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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Thank you. Paul Mears. I'm just checking with Paul, as we can't hear you at the moment, Paul, sorry. I think you've muted yourself. We can hear you now.
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
If they're challenging to meet, though, were they the wrong targets in the first place? They've got to be challenging targets, but they've got to be achievable. I suppose I'm trying to understand—. This is your platform to say, 'Look, the targets that the…
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Yes, I'm happy for your colleagues to come in, but I suppose what I'm asking of others here today, and the other witnesses, is their view on the targets that have been set. Are they reasonable targets? Are they achievable targets? The targets set that have…
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
That's fine. Just on the waiting lists, though, perhaps if you could just give a little bit more detail on that. And I suppose I'm asking as well: are you clear on what the Welsh Government's expectations and targets are? And the targets that were set and…
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Lovely. Thank you all for being with us today. So, Members have got a series of questions, but if I could perhaps just ask, to start with, initially, perhaps you could just talk a little bit about the waiting times data and tackling the backlog, and of course…
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Thank you.
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
In that case, with that, I would like to move to item 2, and under item 2 this morning we're taking some evidence from the Welsh NHS Confederation with regard to NHS waiting times, and we have an evidence session this morning up until 11 o'clock. So, I would…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Bore da. Croeso, pawb. Welcome to the Health and Social Care Committee this morning. Before I move to item 1, I would just like to welcome Mabon ap Gwynfor to the committee. He joined us on the committee last week and is now a permanent member of the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
I do think you're right that many are seeking private treatment, as I pointed out, but I think there's an important point here in that the private sector and private companies do have a role to play in helping to get the NHS waiting lists down, because that's…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
Will you take an intervention, Mabon?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
The points that Darren Millar made were points that I was going to make myself in terms of responding to your intervention, Huw, but I was reluctant to do so, because I want there to be some consensus this afternoon. But I also agree with the points Darren…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
Yes, of course.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
We have had underinvestment. We have in Wales. We have seen that unfortunately—[Interruption.] Well, I'm going to avoid being drawn into some further political—. I'd be very happy to, but I want to try and bring some consensus this afternoon to this debate.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
I do actually agree, Huw. We are suffering from underinvestment. I could go on to make some party political points, but I'm going to avoid doing that, because I want to try and—. You said you agree with most of what has been said, but I hope that by the end…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
Absolutely, yes.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: National Health Service
Thank you, Llywydd. It's a pleasure to have the opportunity to open this debate today and to celebrate 75 years of our NHS. I move the motion in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. This Welsh Conservatives debate today is about two things, in my mind: it…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS at 75
So, I'll end, Minister, on a note that I do agree with you on: I do agree that prevention is a big part of the future for the NHS. We need to make sure that people can help themselves in order to avoid getting into the hospital situation in the very first…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS at 75
Well, I've heard some of the rumbling, so I'll respond to it, Deputy Presiding Officer. We know, for every £1 spent in England, Wales gets £1.20, but £1.05 is spent here in Wales. [Interruption.] We know—. I wasn't going to say this, but I've heard the…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS at 75
Can I thank the Minister for her statement this afternoon? We can often think about the NHS in terms of hospitals or equipment, but the best part of the NHS is, of course, the workforce themselves. Without the workforce, we would have no NHS. The Minister…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thought I'd give you a hint, Presiding Officer. Thank you. [Laughter.] Thank you for your answer, Minister. I suspect that there are many prescribed medications that go unused, often going out of date, sat in cupboards, and often they're thrown away…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
Thank you. In that case, we'll now proceed into private session.
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
I move to item 5, 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?
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Papers to note
Item 4, there are a number of papers to note this morning. There's correspondence with the Welsh Government on dentistry and hospital discharge guidance, there is correspondence with Health Education and Improvement Wales and the UK Government on…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8
Absolutely. Okay. Well, thank you for coming to us this morning and for giving us evidence. We appreciate it. We'll give you a transcript of the proceedings, but please feel free to add to anything you've said this morning if you think that's going to be…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8
Why do you think that might be the case?
