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Public Accounts Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Tuesday, 4 December 2012 |
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Meeting time: |
09: - 11:00 |
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Assembly Members: |
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Darren Millar (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Mike Hedges Julie Morgan Gwyn R Price Jenny Rathbone Aled Roberts Jocelyn Davies |
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Witnesses: |
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Mary Burrows, Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board Geoff Lang, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Adam Cairns, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Kevin Orford, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
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Committee Staff: |
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Tom Jackson (Clerk) Daniel Collier (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.
2. Health Finances - Evidence from Local Health Boards
2.1 The Chair welcomed Mary Burrows, Chief Executive, Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board; and Geoff Lang, Executive Director of Primary Care and Mental Health Services.
2.2 The Committee questioned the witnesses.
Action points:
Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board was asked to provide:
· a note on the amount of funding provided to local authorities and third sector bodies to support the Health Board in delivering services; and
· figures detailing formal complaints, concerns and compliments made to the Health Board, including the trends over the last three years. The Committee noted that it would also ask for similar figures from other Health Boards.
2.3 The Chair welcomed Adam Cairns, Chief Executive, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; and Kevin Orford, Interim Financial Director, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
2.4 The Committee questioned the witnesses.
Action points:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board was asked to provide:
· Clarification on how the University Health Board shares good practice with other organisations on the effective purchase of consumables.
· A note on the amount of funding provided to local authorities and third sector bodies to support the Health Board in delivering services.
3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
Items 4 to 6.
Time constraints meant that the Committee did not hold a private session.
4. Consideration of evidence received on Health Finances
4.1 Due to time constraints, the Committee did not undertake this item.
5. The Welsh Government's acquisition and action to dispose of the former River Lodge Hotel, Llangollen - Key issues and emerging themes
5.1 The Committee agreed to consider the key issues and emerging themes of the inquiry into the Welsh Government’s acquisition and action to dispose of the former River Lodge Hotel, Llangollen and send comments to the Clerking team.
6. Consideration of work programme for the spring term 2013
6.1 The Committee noted a suggested work programme for the spring term 2013.
Transcript
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