Speeches and questions

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the National Endoscopy Programme and Wales Cancer Network

Okay. Thank you, Professor Crosby. Perhaps if I ask Professor Dolwani to come in certainly on anything that's been—. If you want to comment on anything that's been said already, but particularly with regard to issues that have been raised with us about a…

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the National Endoscopy Programme and Wales Cancer Network

Yes. Other Members may want to during the course of the session, but from your perspective, what work is being done to improve the early support for patients at the start of the cancer pathway?

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the National Endoscopy Programme and Wales Cancer Network

No, no, that's all we wanted.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the National Endoscopy Programme and Wales Cancer Network

Don't worry about detail. Just the top, key findings is fine, honestly.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the National Endoscopy Programme and Wales Cancer Network

Thank you, both, for being with us today. We appreciate you're both very busy people, so thank you for spending the time to come to committee this afternoon. Perhaps I could ask, perhaps more to Professor Crosby, I think, really: what are the key findings in…

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the National Endoscopy Programme and Wales Cancer Network

Thank you. And Professor Crosby.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with the National Endoscopy Programme and Wales Cancer Network

Welcome back to Health and Social Care Committee. I move to item 4 in regards to our inquiry on endoscopy services, and we have two witnesses before us for this last session today. I'd be grateful if both could introduce themselves, but if I ask Professor…

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

That brings our public session to an end. We'll be back in public at 1 o'clock.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Lovely, thank you. That was a really helpful session this morning—really helpful to gain an understanding and a very informative session, so, really, thank you very much for your time this morning. Diolch yn fawr iawn.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Yes, workforce capacity.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

So, what needs to happen?

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

In whose gift is it to achieve?

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

And how do you achieve that?

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

How do we do that? I know it's a kind of obvious question, but just to draw it out.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Thank you, Gareth. In terms of our work on endoscopy services, you're the professionals and we're trying to understand the issues in order to make recommendations to the Government to improve endoscopy services. So, is there a question or questions that you…

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Gareth Davies.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Okay. Jack.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Okay. And then on the cervical screening programme, is there from your perspective any room for change or improvement?

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

I'm asking about the cervical screening programme, though, specifically—capacity in the screening programme.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Thank you, Joyce. Can I just ask you to talk to capacity in the cervical screening programme, in terms of capacity in colposcopy—have I said it correctly?

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Joyce, you wanted to come in.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Can you just clarify which health board you're referring to, as well?

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

That's clear. Jack Sargeant.

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

Thank you, Jack. Joyce Watson.