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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Jayne Bryant AM Suzy Davies AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Caroline Jones AM Julie Morgan AM Lynne Neagle AM
Witnesses:	Dr Gareth Llewelyn FRCP, Royal College of Physicians Lowri Jackson, Royal College of Physicians Dr Brendan Lloyd, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Grayham McLean, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Martin Woodford, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Mair Davies, Royal Pharmaceutical Society Suzanne Scott-Thomas, Royal Pharmaceutical Society Judy Henley, Community Pharmacy Wales Mark Griffiths, Community Pharmacy Wales Ruth Crowder, College of Occupational Therapists Dr Alison Stroud, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Philippa Ford, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Louise Lidbury, Royal College of Nursing Alison Davies, Royal College of Nursing Wales
Committee Staff:	Sian Thomas (Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Deputy Clerk) Dr Paul Worthington (Researcher)

1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Angela Burns AM. Suzy Davies AM substituted for Angela.

2 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 3 - Royal College of Physicians

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Physicians.

3 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 4 - Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Service Trust

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.

4 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 5 - Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Community Pharmacy Wales

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Community Pharmacy Wales.

5 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 6 - College of Occupational Therapists, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the College of Occupational Therapists, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

6 Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 7 - Royal College of Nursing

6.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Nursing.

6.2 The Royal College of Nursing’s Alison Davies agreed to provide the Committee with a response:

· addressing the possible indemnity issues associated with a wider range of professional staff working in, and with, GP practices;

· to the question of whether the different operating models across the 64 clusters makes it difficult for the RCN to plan strategically.

7 Paper(s) to note

7.1 Letter from the Royal College of Nursing regarding the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill

7.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Royal College of Nursing regarding the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill.

8 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

8.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

9 Inquiry into primary care - consideration of evidence

9.1 The Committee discussed the evidence given during items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the meeting.

10 Use of anti-psychotic medication in care homes - inquiry refresh

10.1 The Committee agreed to defer consideration of this item until the following week’s meeting.

11 Forward Work Programme - consideration of correspondence

11.1 The Committee considered correspondence related to its Forward Work Programme.

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