11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
I think the wages are a real issue, because £10.90, it's gone up £1, but it's still not enough to really compete. So, I think the wages are an issue, and terms and conditions are an issue because social care workers fare so badly next to the NHS workers, for…
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
That's the strength of it.
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
I'm not saying it's impossible, no. I think that we have got things in place, and that if the things that we do by working together, with health and social services working together—. I mean, obviously that is the absolute key issue, that they work together…
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
No, absolutely. We are very concerned about any action that has to be taken that will diminish the service that is being given, and there is an interaction between Welsh Government and local authorities. But in terms of the actual details of those two local…
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
—the energy bills. All the things that local government has got to cope with means it is going to be very difficult for them to improve things. One of our priorities is to try to build up the social care workforce. We know that local government acts as the…
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Well, it's going to be very difficult, as we've already said, because of the competing difficulties that are being faced, for example—
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Well, obviously, inflation is causing a major problem for local government, because it wasn't anticipated and they've landed up in a position where there's huge inflation and huge costs that they weren't anticipating. So, despite the fact that we've given…
11 January 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Diolch, Rhun. Well, obviously, we recognise the huge pressures there are on the local authorities, and you referred to the pressures on social services, and we're very aware of that. As a result of that, we have actually increased the support that we're…
11 January 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: The current challenges facing the health and social care system in Wales, and opportunities for future service transformation
To support health boards during this incredibly busy time, we've issued guidance in the form of a revised local options framework, which gives them flexibility and support to respond to the multiple risks being faced at the moment. We've also written to…
11 January 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: The current challenges facing the health and social care system in Wales, and opportunities for future service transformation
I'm really pleased to be here today, and I really welcome the constructive way that Peter Fox has introduced this debate and the proposals that he has made. We are all aware that our health and social services are facing extreme pressure this winter, and, as…
11 January 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: The current challenges facing the health and social care system in Wales, and opportunities for future service transformation
Thank you. I welcome the opportunity to respond to this debate.
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Yes, I know. I'll be very quick. I'll finish now. I know that there are enormous challenges here in Wales, but we know what they are and we are acting on them. A review now would delay us in taking forward our plans, would divert resources, and I think would…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
I think I did respond to you when you raised a similar question in the oral statement last week, that we have already agreed that there will four joint reviews between the different inspection bodies of child protection procedures over the next two years. So…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Yes, certainly.
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
I mean, we're obviously looking very closely at the reviews, and we've looked at the review carried out by Josh MacAlister in England, and many of the conclusions that he comes to are things that we are already doing here. So, we're certainly looking at what…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
—and the need for a review elsewhere doesn't amount to the case for a review here.
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Diolch. I'll start by thanking the Welsh Conservatives for bringing forward this motion today, and also by thanking the Members for their contributions to the debate. I mean, this is such an important topic, and I know this is something where the concern is…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Independent review of children’s social care
Formally.
29 November 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
Thank you.
29 November 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
Thank you very much, Jenny, for those points, very important points, I think, about social workers feeling confident to be able to go into a house. We are developing, as I said in my opening remarks, a practice framework, so that all social workers will know…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
I thank Jayne for those questions. I think it's important to respond as quickly as possible, and we are responding already because we've already had meetings with a number of the agencies involved. But it's also important to get it right. So, I'm not really…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
Thank you, Tom, for that question. As you know, Care Inspectorate Wales have been working in Bridgend council already and reported earlier this year. And they said that they had seen some improvements, but they were going to continue to monitor and will be…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
Thank you, Jane, very much for that. I know you feel emotionally about it, and I know you have a great deal of commitment to this area of work, and I thank you for your comments. I really feel that we need to get on with the recommendations in this report…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
I thank Huw Irranca-Davies for that contribution and, of course, as the local Member, he has great knowledge and understanding of this family and community. And I can absolutely assure him that the five national recommendations—the Welsh Government will take…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
Thank you very much, Heledd, for that contribution, and thank you for starting by reminding us of the gorgeous little boy that has been lost, and I think it's very important that we do remember that, and also for mentioning what his headteacher said, because…
