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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
The key drivers of demand on local authority budgets include population, school numbers, social care and deprivation. Any changes to the weighting of these indicators in the local government funding formula will have a huge impact on the ability of councils…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today’s meeting
So, we'll now go into private session for the remainder of today's meeting to consider the evidence that we've heard this morning. So, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder…
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Papers to note
So, we'll now move on to the next point on our agenda, which is papers to note. So, we've received a number of papers to note. They also include some letters that we have sent as well to certain organisations. So, they are published on the Senedd's website…
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
And if there are parts of the letter—. If you can't share the letter fully, if you can share points of that letter that you've received this morning with the committee, that would be really helpful as well. But, yes, just to say 'thank you', diolch yn fawr…
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Great. Because, obviously, we will be taking a very keen interest in this. So, anything that you'll be able to keep the committee updated on, we'd very much appreciate.
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
No, no, I understand the words, but, yes, just if—
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
I like the 'in due—'. Well, I'm not that keen on the 'in due course'. We'll get to 'the autumn' and the—
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Thanks. I should have said as well, we have received a copy of the letter that you sent in response to the legislation committee and their questions. We have got that information. But we do know that the Welsh Government, obviously, hasn't given a view on…
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
I did say final question. We've got another question from Matthew Jones. You've obviously sparked more interest.
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Great. We'll go back to some final questions from Nigel.
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Brilliant. Thank you for clarifying that as well. We'll move back to Claire for a few questions.
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Diolch, Sara. And just to clarify, just—. Given that nothing will change, and, you know, some of the things that you’ve been saying earlier, when a person in Wales receives specialist care in England but has ongoing care and monitoring in Wales, which…
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Brilliant. Thanks, Claire. Questions now from Sara Crowley.
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Diolch. Questions now from Claire Archibald.
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—that Welsh patients aren't disadvantaged by anything?
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Because, obviously, that's really important in terms of that interoperability, isn't it—
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Diolch. How will the single patient record interoperate with NHS Wales systems, so that patients' details and diagnosis treatments made in England are available promptly to inform GPs, hospitals and community teams?
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That would be helpful. Diolch, Mabon. Sorry, Natasha.
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Can I just ask, at this point, would you share the UK Government letter with us, or at least set out the relevant bits of information from that? That would be helpful.
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Okay, thank you. Natasha Asghar.
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Great. What arrangements will ensure that NHS Wales is consulted before an English commissioning body changes a specialised service used by Welsh patients? I think that's another concern, really, isn't it? And how will the effects on access in terms of…
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Brilliant. Diolch, Becca. Just to clarify, I appreciate that this is restructuring in England, but the JCC, when we heard from them last week, were concerned about having to deal with a number of different bodies now rather than just NHS England. So, that…
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Brilliant, diolch, thank you. Questions now online from Becca Martin.
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Yes, absolutely.
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Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 4
Brilliant, thank you. And just as well, whether the Bill provides adequate protection for all Welsh patients who rely on specialised and tertiary NHS services in England, given that the duty on those integrated care boards to consider impact applies only to…
