Vaccination and infectious disease

Dr Andrew Goodall

2 March 2023, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Governments Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 - Evidence Session - part 2

…Audit Wales, which actually looked at reviewing a whole range of areas, from test, trace and protect, vaccination programmes, through to the PPE. We also were able to discharge internal governance through risk committee arrangements, and I know a very strong assurance approach was taken by my…

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Dr Andrew Goodall

2 March 2023, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Governments Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 - Evidence Session - part 2

As a general point, we have actually done some internal audit approaches on our response to the COVID inquiry, and also during the COVID pandemic itself, and they have needed to look at the kind of governance mechanisms and give us assurances as well. Actually, it was a very helpful reflection, and…

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Angela Jones

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

I would make a similarity, really, with vaccination and offering vaccination, and then you get pockets within populations that are extremely anti-vaccine as well. So, as we introduce this, it's really important to have that involvement and to understand behavioural insights of the population to get…

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Samuel KurtzConservative

15 February 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

…pitch as farmers is that not one Welsh farm took part in the Animal and Plant Health Agency's CattleBCG vaccine trial. Surely if Welsh Government were serious about eradicating TB then they would have worked with the industry to identify farms to take part. And now, with phase 2 of the trial under…

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Russell GeorgeConservative

15 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Paper(s) to note

…with the Welsh Government on a number of matters, including mental health, the elimination of hepatitis B and C, and inter-institutional relations, and a number of regulations as well; correspondence with PAPAC regarding public appointments; and correspondence with Obesity Alliance Cymru regarding…

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Eluned MorganLabour

8 February 2023, Plenary

Short Debate: Benefits of medical research in Wales

…pandemic, how crucial good research is in helping to deliver patient care, treatment and, of course, vaccines. Wales is leading in areas of research development, which has a real impact not only on Welsh patients, but across the UK.

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Hannah BlythynLabour

7 February 2023, Plenary

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: The LGBTQ+ Action Plan

…Wales hate support centre, which offers confidential support to victims. Progress has also been made in sexual health through the forthcoming HIV action plan for Wales, and we renew our commitments to tackle late diagnosis in Wales and HIV-related stigma, and improve the quality of life of people…

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Dr Sharon Hillier

2 February 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

Endoscopy services: evidence session with Public Health Wales

…and Scotland have implemented that as well. But also, as our population changes—so you'll know that HPV vaccination has been in place now for our women and younger women—we expect the prevalence of HPV positivity to be reducing. We'll look to the UK NSC to advise us on how the cervical screening…

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Eluned MorganLabour

31 January 2023, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Cancer Services Improvement Plan

…take up the opportunities when they're given them. And so I think we've learnt quite a lot through the vaccination programme of leaving nobody behind, and we've just got to keep on using those techniques now when it comes to chasing down people who are not taking up those opportunities when it comes…

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Eluned MorganLabour

31 January 2023, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Cancer Services Improvement Plan

…screening, and that we chase down—in the same way that we've chased down people who haven't had their vaccinations, we need to think about doing that in relation to screening as well. You're absolutely right—I am very concerned that the healthcare system needs to make sure that they treat women…

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John GriffithsLabour

25 January 2023, Plenary

Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport'

…in terms of referrals for exercise, cardiac rehabilitation, dealing with long COVID, using centres for vaccination during the pandemic, and now, opening up the Newport centre for rough sleepers. So, they are working to establish links across the piece, which I think is very, very important. But, as…

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Vikki HowellsLabour

25 January 2023, Plenary

90-second Statements

…But, here in Wales, we have the tools to make cervical cancer a thing of the past: a wide-ranging HPV vaccination programme, highly effective colposcopy and cervical screening services. Regular screening alone can reduce risk by up to 70 per cent. We're preventing more cases of cervical cancer than…

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