Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Sian Thomas 

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Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Angela Burns AM. Suzy Davies AM substituted for Angela.

(09.30 - 10.10)

2.

Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 3 - Royal College of Physicians

Dr Gareth Llewelyn, Vice President for Wales, Royal College of Physicians

Lowri Jackson, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Adviser for Wales, Royal College of Physicians

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Physicians.

(10.15 - 10.55)

3.

Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 4 - Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Service Trust

Dr Brendan Lloyd, Medical Director, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Grayham McLean, Unscheduled Care Lead, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Martin Woodford, Vice Chair, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.

(11.00 - 11.40)

4.

Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 5 - Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Community Pharmacy Wales

Mair Davies, Director for Wales, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Suzanne Scott-Thomas, Chair, Welsh Pharmacy Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Judy Henley, Director of Contractor Services, Community Pharmacy Wales

Mark Griffiths, Chair, Community Pharmacy Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Community Pharmacy Wales.

(11.55 - 12.55)

5.

Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 6 - College of Occupational Therapists, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Ruth Crowder, College of Occupational Therapists

Dr Alison Stroud, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Philippa Ford, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the College of Occupational Therapists, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

(13.30 - 14.10)

6.

Inquiry into primary care - evidence session 7 - Royal College of Nursing

Tina Donnelly, Director, Royal College of Nursing Wales

Alison Davies, Associate Director Professional Practice, Royal College of Nursing Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Royal College of Nursing.

6.2 The Royal College of Nursing’s Alison Davies agreed to provide the Committee with a response:

·         addressing the possible indemnity issues associated with a wider range of professional staff working in, and with, GP practices;

·         to the question of whether the different operating models across the 64 clusters makes it difficult for the RCN to plan strategically.

7.

Paper(s) to note

7.1

Letter from the Royal College of Nursing regarding the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Royal College of Nursing regarding the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill.

8.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(14.10 - 14.25)

9.

Inquiry into primary care - consideration of evidence

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee discussed the evidence given during items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the meeting.

(14.25 - 14.35)

10.

Use of anti-psychotic medication in care homes - inquiry refresh

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee agreed to defer consideration of this item until the following week’s meeting.

(14.35 - 14.45)

11.

Forward Work Programme - consideration of correspondence

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

11.1 The Committee considered correspondence related to its Forward Work Programme.