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Health and Social Care Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 1 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 17 October 2013 |
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Meeting time: |
09:15 - 15:30 |
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Assembly Members: |
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David Rees (Chair) Leighton Andrews Rebecca Evans William Graham Elin Jones Darren Millar Lynne Neagle Gwyn R Price Lindsay Whittle Kirsty Williams |
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Witnesses: |
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Imelda Richardson, Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales Nicola Amery, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association Steve Bartley, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association Mark Drakeford, Minister for Health and Social Services Dr Andrew Goodall, Aneurin Bevan Health Board Karen Healey, Vale Healthcare Albert Heaney, Welsh Government Katherine Murphy, Patients Association Cathy O'Sullivan, Community Heath Councils in Wales Carol Shillabeer, Powys Teaching Health Board David Sissling, Director General for Health and Social Services, Welsh Government Martin Solis, Welsh Government Dave Thomas, Wales Audit Office Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Social Services Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office |
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Committee Staff: |
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Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) Stephen Boyce (Researcher) Victoria Paris (Researcher) |
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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 No apologies were received.
2 Inquiry into the work of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales: Panel 1 - CSSIW and Wales Audit Office
2.1 Representatives of CSSIW and the Wales Audit Office responded to questions from committee members.
2.2 Due to a technical issue, the Committee adjourned from 9:17 - 9:23.
3 Inquiry into the work of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales: Panel 2 - Local Health Board representatives
3.1 Representatives from the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and the Powys Teaching Health Board responded to questions from committee members.
4 Inquiry into the work of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales: Panel 3 - Board of Community Health Councils in Wales and Patients Association
4.1 Representatives from the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales and the Patients Association responded to questions from committee members.
5 Inquiry into the work of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales: Panel 4 - Welsh Independent Healthcare Association (WIHA)
5.1 Representatives from the Welsh Independent Healthcare Association responded to questions from committee members.
5.2 Nicola Amery agreed to write to the Committee to clarify WIHA’s concerns on safeguarding arrangements (as raised in paragraph 7.1 of WIHA’s written evidence).
6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
6.1 The motion was agreed.
7 Inquiry into the work of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales - private wash-up discussion
7.1 The Committee requested further information on:
- The forward work programme of HIW
- The full range of HIW’s work and responsibilities
- Work undertaken by HIW over the last 5 years
- Evidence follow up to inspection work
- Case studies
8 Legislative Consent Memorandum: Care Bill
8.1 The Committee discussed the revised and supplementary memoranda on the Care Bill and agreed to return to the matter after the half term recess.
9 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014/15 - Ministerial scrutiny session
9.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Social Services on the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2014-15.
9.2 The Committee requested a note from the Deputy Minister for Social Services outlining how the intermediate care fund of £50 million will be allocated.
9.3 The Committee requested a note from the Minister for Health and Social Services clarifying which enhanced services will experience a disinvestment in order to support extended GP opening times.
10 Papers to note
10.1 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill
10.1 The Committee noted the letter.
10.2 Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Draft Budget - Equality Scrutiny Toolkit for Committees
10.2 The Committee noted the toolkit.
11 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014/15 - private wash-up discussion
11.1 The Committee considered the evidence received from the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Social Services and agreed to write to them seeking clarification on a number of issues raised during the session.
11.2 The Committee agreed that this letter would be shared with the Finance Committee to inform its scrutiny of the draft budget.