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NDM8604 Plaid Cymru Debate - Mental health and learning disability services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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Meeting: 12/06/2024 - Plenary (Item 8)
Plaid Cymru Debate - Mental health and learning disability services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
NDM8604 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Royal College of Psychiatrists’
Invited Review Services Report into Mental Health and Learning Disability
services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, which has assessed the
progress made by the Board on 84 recommendations featured in four separate
reports since 2013.
2. Regrets that of the 84 recommendations,
six were categorised red, showing little or no evidence of implementation,
and 41 were categorised as amber, showing only some or moderate evidence
of implementation, over a decade on after the publication of the final report.
3. Believes that progress made on
implementing the recommendations was undermined by the contentious decision to
lift Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board out of special measures in
November 2020.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) provide the required support to ensure
that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board implement the recommendations of
the IRS report in full and to set out clear timescales for achieving this; and
b) publish the ministerial advice that led to
the decision to lift Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board out of special
measures in November 2020 and any other relevant information specifying the
implications on mental health provision in North Wales.
Summary of the key themes arising from the Royal College of
Psychiatrist’s Invited review of Mental Health and Learning disability services
in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - Report included from page 32
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
1. Notes that:
a) the Welsh Government commissioned the
Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Invited Review Services Report on Mental Health
and Learning Disability Services in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, to
provide an independent assessment of the progress made since 2013;
b) of the 84 recommendations made in relation
to four previous reports, the Royal College of Psychiatrists found the vast
majority had been implemented;
c) Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
has accepted the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ report in full and will
formally respond to it at its next Board meeting; and
d) the Welsh Government will continue to
support Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to improve mental health and
learning disability services in North Wales as part of the special measures
intervention.
If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be
de-selected.
Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new sub-point at the end of point 4:
Issue an apology to people who have lost loved ones and patients who have come to harm as a result of recommendations not being implemented and a failure to deliver improvements.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.15
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8604 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Invited Review
Services Report into Mental Health and Learning Disability services at Betsi
Cadwaladr University Health Board, which has assessed the progress made by the
Board on 84 recommendations featured in four separate reports since 2013.
2. Regrets that of the 84 recommendations, six were categorised
red, showing little or no evidence of implementation, and 41 were
categorised as amber, showing only some or moderate evidence of implementation,
over a decade on after the publication of the final report.
3. Believes that progress made on implementing the recommendations
was undermined by the contentious decision to lift Betsi Cadwaladr University
Health Board out of special measures in November 2020.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) provide the required support to ensure that Betsi Cadwaladr
University Health Board implement the recommendations of the IRS report in full
and to set out clear timescales for achieving this; and
b) publish the ministerial advice that led to the decision to lift
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board out of special measures in November
2020 and any other relevant information specifying the implications on mental
health provision in North Wales.
Summary
of the key themes arising from the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Invited
review of Mental Health and Learning disability services in Betsi Cadwaladr
University Health Board - Report included from page 32
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
26 |
51 |
As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer
exercised his casting vote by voting against the motion. Therefore, the motion
was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan)
Delete
all and replace with:
1.
Notes that:
a) the Welsh
Government commissioned the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Invited Review
Services Report on Mental Health and Learning Disability Services in Betsi
Cadwaladr University Health Board, to provide an independent assessment of the
progress made since 2013;
b) of
the 84 recommendations made in relation to four previous reports, the Royal
College of Psychiatrists found the vast majority had been implemented;
c)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has accepted the Royal College of
Psychiatrists’ report in full and will formally respond to it at its next Board
meeting; and
d) the
Welsh Government will continue to support Betsi Cadwaladr University Health
Board to improve mental health and learning disability services in North Wales
as part of the special measures intervention.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
26 |
51 |
As required by Standing
Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by voting
against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.
Amendment
2 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West)
Add as
new sub-point at the end of point 4:
Issue
an apology to people who have lost loved ones and patients who have come
to harm as a result of recommendations not being implemented and a failure to
deliver improvements.
A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
25 |
0 |
26 |
51 |
As required by
Standing Order 6.20 the Deputy Presiding Officer exercised his casting vote by
voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.
As
the Senedd did not agree the motion without amendment, and did not agree the
amendments tabled to the motion, the motion was therefore not agreed.
At 17.37, proceedings were suspended for 4 minutes in accordance
with Standing Order 12.18.