Agenda - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 25 May 2017

Members’ pre-meeting: 09.10

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Sian Thomas

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6291

SeneddHealth@assembly.wales

Informal pre-meeting (09.10 - 09.30)

1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2 Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 1 - Professor Vanessa Burholt and Dr Deborah Morgan

(09.30 - 10.15) (Pages 1 - 22)

Professor Vanessa Burholt, Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research and the Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University

Dr Deborah Morgan, Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research and the Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University

Break (10.15 - 10.20)

3 Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 2 - Older People's Commissioner for Wales

(10.20 - 11.05) (Pages 23 - 33)

Sarah Rochira, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales

Break (11.05 - 11.15)

4 Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 3 - Age Cymru

(11.15 - 12.00) (Pages 34 - 39)

Rachel Lewis, External Relations Manager, Age Cymru

Victoria Lloyd, Director of External Affairs and Programme Developer, Age Cymru

Break (12.00 - 12.05)

5 Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 4 - Samaritans and Campaign to End Loneliness

(12.05 - 12.50) (Pages 40 - 53)

Emma Harris, Policy and Communications Officer, Samaritans

Sarah Stone, Executive Director for Wales, Samaritans

Dr Kellie Payne, Research and Policy Manager, Campaign to End Loneliness

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

7 Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - consideration of evidence

(12.50 - 13.00)

Lunch break (13.00 - 13.30)

8 Inquiry into medical recruitment - consideration of draft report

(13.30 - 14.15)