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P-06-1570 Introduce Martha’s Law in Wales to guarantee patients’ and families’ right to a second opinion
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Meeting: 19/03/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 19/03/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee
- Transcript for 19/03/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee
2 Letter from the Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1570 Introduce Martha's Law in Wales to guarantee patients' and families' right to a second opinion.
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.6.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 02/03/2026 - Petitions Committee (Item 2)
2 P-06-1570 Introduce Martha’s Law in Wales to guarantee patients’ and families’ right to a second opinion
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2
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- Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, 12 February 2026, item 2
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Minutes:
The Committee thanked the petitioner for highlighting such
an important issue, Members noted that, although not called ‘Martha’s Rule’,
the Wales-specific Call4Concern follows the same principles and aims.
Members agreed to write to the Health and Social Care Committee and ask that the issue be highlighted in its legacy report, with a view to the successor Health Committee in the Seventh Senedd undertaking a review of the rollout of Call4Concern, after 12 months, including consulting not just health boards but also Llais: to see how complaints and escalations are handled, to check on how consistently it is being applied and the experience of patients and families, and assess what improvements have emerged as early learning. The Committee was grateful to the petitioner for raising patient safety issues and helping highlight the rollout of the Call4Concern escalation system in Welsh hospitals, and agreed to close the petition.