Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 1 - Senedd. View directions
Contact: Llinos Madeley
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1.
No apologies were
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(09:30 - 10:30) |
Inquiry into access to medical technologies in Wales: Evidence session 1 - All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) Karen Samuels, Head of HTA
& Medicines Management, All Wales Therapeutics & Toxicology Centre Supporting documents: Minutes: 2.1. Karen Samuels responded
to questions from Committee members. 2.2. Ms Samuels noted that
the Welsh Analytical Prescribing Support Unit has been monitoring the usage of
medicines appraised by AWMSG and NICE, and agreed to share the paper outlining
the results of this monitoring with the Committee. |
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(10:45 - 11:45) |
Inquiry into access to medical technologies: Evidence session 2 - Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Dr Richard Greville, Director Joanne Ferris, Policy &
Project Executive Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1. Dr Rick Greville
responded to questions from Committee members. 3.2. In response to the
Chair’s question relating to the ABPI’s experience of NICE’s Health
Technologies Adoption Programme, Dr Greville noted that he did not have direct experience
of this process but could seek further information on the Committee’s behalf. 3.3. During the course of the
session, Dr Richard Greville agreed to provide the following additional
information:
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Papers to note Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1. The Committee noted the
papers. |
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(11:45) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item 6 on today's agenda and from the meeting on the morning of 30 January 2014 Minutes: 5.1. The Committee agreed the
Motion. |
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(11:45 - 12:00) |
Consideration of the Committee’s work plan for the inquiry into the availability of bariatric services Minutes: 6.1. The Committee agreed to
undertake two external visits for the inquiry into the availability of
bariatric services: to Swansea University and Morriston Hospital on 13
February, and to a focus group session in Newport on 12 March. All expenditure
associated with the two visits was agreed by the Committee. |