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NDM8239 Wales Conservatives Debate - Palliative care
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Meeting: 29/03/2023 - Plenary (Item 10)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Palliative care
NDM8239 Darren Millar
(Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Cross-Party Group on Hospice
and Palliative Care’s inquiry, Experiences of palliative and end of life care
in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Acknowledges that during the COVID-19
pandemic, hospice and palliative care played a critical role, and went above
and beyond in supporting patients and their families.
3. Regrets that during the COVID-19
pandemic, some people faced difficulties accessing end of life care at home and
in care homes, despite the best efforts of those working in health and social
care.
4. Recognises that demand for palliative
care in the community is forecast to double by 2040 and that the pandemic has
given a glimpse into how the health and social care system will cope under
similar pressures in the not-so-distant future.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) work with the palliative care sector to
learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, and ensure palliative care is at the heart of
plans for potential future pandemics;
b) prioritise the development of palliative
care capacity in the community, upscale existing good practice, and capture all
loved ones, including children;
c) ensure that workforce and funding
decisions prioritise the wellbeing, staffing, education and training needs of
those working across the full spectrum of palliative and end-of-life
care.
Minutes:
The item started at 17.36
NDM8239 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Cross-Party Group on Hospice
and Palliative Care’s inquiry, Experiences of palliative and end of life care
in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Acknowledges that during the COVID-19
pandemic, hospice and palliative care played a critical role, and went above
and beyond in supporting patients and their families.
3. Regrets that during the COVID-19
pandemic, some people faced difficulties accessing end of life care at home and
in care homes, despite the best efforts of those working in health and social
care.
4. Recognises that demand for palliative
care in the community is forecast to double by 2040 and that the pandemic has
given a glimpse into how the health and social care system will cope under
similar pressures in the not-so-distant future.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) work with the palliative care sector to
learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, and ensure palliative care is at the heart of
plans for potential future pandemics;
b) prioritise the development of palliative
care capacity in the community, upscale existing good practice, and capture all
loved ones, including children;
c) ensure that workforce and funding
decisions prioritise the wellbeing, staffing, education and training needs of
those working across the full spectrum of palliative and end-of-life
care.
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.