Agenda - Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5, Ty Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 2 October 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Sarah Beasley

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddHealth@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

(9.00-9.30)

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Public meeting

(9.30-14:15)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(9.30)

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2 Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales: evidence session 2

(9.30-10:45) (Pages 1 - 42)

Nia Boughton, Family medicine, Consultant Nurse - Royal College of Nursing Wales

Calum Higgins, Public Affairs and Policy Manager Wales - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Kim Willis, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapy Primary Care, Hywel Dda University Health Board - Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

Research brief

Paper 1 – Royal College of Nursing Wales

Paper 2 – Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Paper 3 – Royal College of Occupational Therapists

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Break

(10:45 - 11.00)

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3 Inquiry into the future of general practice: evidence session 3

(11:00-12:15) (Pages 43 - 58)

Liz Hallett, Locality Prescribing Advisor and Lead Pharmacist for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Prisons and Care Homes – Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales

Helen Davies, Principal Pharmacist, Primary Care: Medicines optimisation – Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales

(Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Welsh Pharmacy Board)

Steve Simmonds, Contractor Services Development Executive – Community Pharmacy Wales

Dai Williams, Community pharmacist - Community Pharmacy Wales Board member

Paper 4 – Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales

Paper 4a – Letter from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society - Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales

Paper 5 – Community Pharmacy Wales

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Lunch

(12:15 -13:00)

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4 Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales: evidence session 4

(13:00-14:15)

Craige Wilson, Service Group Director for Primary Care and Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Sharon Miller, Associate Service Group Director for Primary Community and Therapies Service Group

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Paul Mears, Chief Executive

Dr David Andrews,  Medical Director for Primary Care and Community Services 

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Elaine Lorton, Director of Primary Care, Community and Mental Health Services 

Powys Teaching Health Board

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5 Paper(s) to note

(14:15)

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5.1 Submission from My Death, My Decision to assist the report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

(Pages 59 - 69)

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5.2 Submission from Wales Humanists to assist with the report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

(Pages 70 - 79)

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5.3 Letter from the Chair of Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1505: Review the Carr Hill Formula in Wales - the funding system for primary care

(Pages 80 - 81)

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5.4 Letter to Chair of Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1505: Review the Carr Hill Formula in Wales - the funding system for primary care

(Page 82)

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

(14.15)

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Private Meeting

(14.15-15.00)

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7 Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales: consideration of evidence

(14.15-14.20)

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8 Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: consideration of draft report

(14.20-14.50) (Pages 83 - 111)

Paper 6 – Draft report: Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

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9 Reviewing Committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd

(14.50-15.00) (Pages 112 - 114)

Paper 7 – Reviewing Committee effectiveness in the Sixth Senedd

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