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(09.00) |
Introductions, apologies and substitutions Supporting documents:
Minutes: 1.1
There were no apologies. 1.2 For items relating to the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill, Peter Black substituted for Kirsty Williams. |
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(09.00 - 09.50) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: evidence session 2 Tina
Donnelly, Royal College of Nursing Wales Lisa
Turnbull, Royal College of Nursing Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 2.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. |
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(09.50 - 10.40) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: evidence session 3 Representing NHS Wales Health Boards and Trust Nurse
Directors: Rory Farrelly, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University
Health Board Ruth Walker, Cardiff and Vale University Health
Board Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. 3.2
Rory Farrelly agreed to supply the Committee with additional information
regarding Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board’s recent recruitment
plan to fill the 140 nursing vacancies reported within the Health Board. Rory
Farrelly also agreed to clarify the relevant closing dates for applications and
the number of applications received. |
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(10.50 - 11.40) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: evidence session 4 Dr
Phil Banfield, BMA Cymru Wales Dr
Victoria Wheatley, BMA Cymru Wales Dr
Rhid Dowdle, Royal College of Physicians (Wales) Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members. |
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(11.40 - 12.25) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: evidence session 5 Dr
Sally Gosling, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Philippa
Ford, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Dr
Alison Stroud, Royal College of Speech and Language
Therapists Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. |
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(12.25) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from items 7 and 8 Minutes: 6.1
The motion was agreed. |
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(12.25 - 12.40) |
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence received Minutes: 7.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. 7.2
The Committee agreed to seek additional information about the arrangements in
place in Scotland to mandate safe nurse staffing levels without legislation. |
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(12.40 - 12.45) |
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill: preparation for scrutiny Minutes: 8.1
The Committee noted the Business Committee’s decision in principle to refer the
Bill to the Health and Social Care Committee for Stage 1 and Stage 2 scrutiny
and agreed to write to the Business Committee to indicate that it had no significant
concerns about the proposed timetable. 8.2
The Committee agreed to write to stakeholders about the introduction of the
Bill. |
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(13.30 - 14.15) |
Inquiry into the GP workforce in Wales: evidence session 1 Dr
Charlotte Jones, BMA Cymru Wales Dr
Phil White, BMA Cymru Wales Dr
Peter Horvath-Howard, BMA Cymru Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: 9.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. |
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(14.15 - 15.00) |
Inquiry into the GP workforce in Wales: evidence session 2 Dr
Paul Myres, Royal College of General Practitioners Dr
Rebecca Payne, Royal College of General Practitioners Supporting documents: Minutes: 10.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. |
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(15.15 - 16.00) |
Inquiry into the GP workforce in Wales: evidence session 3 Ms
Mary Beech, Wales Deanery Dr
Martin Sullivan, Wales Deanery Supporting documents: Minutes: 11.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members. 11.2
The witnesses agreed to provide the Committee with additional information
regarding: ·
an
outline of the costs associated with increasing the GP training recruitment target
from 136 spaces to a minimum of 200 (as recommended by the British Medical
Association) or to a number that they felt would be realistic; and ·
a
breakdown of the areas and localities in Wales where training spaces have not
been filled over the past 3 years. |
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(16.00) |
Papers to note Supporting documents: Minutes: 12.0a The Committee noted the minutes of the meeting on 15 January. |
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Legislative Consent Memorandum: Medical Innovation Bill: correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services Supporting documents: Minutes: 12.1a
The Committee noted the correspondence. |
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Correspondence from the Petitions Committee: P 04-600 Petition to Save General Practice Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 12.2a The Committee noted the correspondence. |
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(16.00) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and for item 1 of the meeting on 4 February 2015 Minutes: 13.1
The motion was agreed. |
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(16.00 - 16.15) |
Inquiry into the GP workforce in Wales: consideration of evidence received Minutes: 14.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. |