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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Long waiting lists and the chronic dysfunctionality of Betsi Cadwaladr are merely symptoms of a wider problem, namely Labour's failure over 27 years to redesign the foundations of the health system to reflect the population as it is today and as it will be…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much, Llywydd. Last year, the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board pledged that waits of more than two years would be eradicated completely by the end of 2025. Following an independent inquiry into gaps in the data in the health board, we…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Women’s Health Hubs
So, there is a deeper purpose here. The question is not whether the intentions are right—the ambition is clear, and that's to be applauded—but will women across Wales feel a real difference in their lived experience of the health system? Thank you.
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Women’s Health Hubs
'Productivity lost from cancer in women is valued at $250 billion a year. That's 0.3 per cent of global GDP.'
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Women’s Health Hubs
The first women's health plan for Wales and the opening of the research centre are important milestones, and reflect the long-awaited recognition that women's health has been under-prioritised for decades, but ambition alone is not enough to close the health…
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Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thank you. And finally from me, Chair, very quickly, what we also hear is the need for respite care or respite care provision for unpaid carers. What's your understanding of the situation in terms of respite care provision? Do you think it's sufficient, and…
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Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Following up from that briefly, therefore, on the same pathway in terms of the well-being of these individuals, the carers, a number of them have told us that they suffer from mental health problems as a result of the care, especially young carers. Therefore…
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Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thank you, Chair. In our previous evidence sessions we've heard from unpaid carers that they struggle to prioritise their own health and well-being, and often miss appointments to see GPs or get care themselves. What changes do you think are needed within…
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Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
May I come in on that last point in the discussion very quickly? What has struck me during the discussion is that we hear that health boards are expected to do things to identify, or the health service is expected to do things to identify those unpaid carers…
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Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thank you. I'm going to speak through the medium of Welsh. I'm pleased that you referred to the RPBs and that you have experience of that. I'm looking here at notes from a previous evidence session, and the evidence that we've received says that these…
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The general principles of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill
I want to start by confirming my support to the general principles of this emergency Bill. It’s clear that we need to close that legal gap in order to ensure the continuation of the work of the tribunal and the safety of patients. But let us be clear that…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Winter Pressures
Sadly, the workforce's dedication is frequently undermined by a system whose elements simply don't function together as effectively as they should. This is typified by the persistent issue of delayed hospital discharges, itself a reflection of Labour's…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Winter Pressures
We are, of course, all aware of the specific and significant challenges facing the NHS during the winter months. I, like the Cabinet Secretary, want to start by paying tribute to those committed staff within our NHS across the country, who have been working…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you very much to the Cabinet Secretary for that response. I welcome the recent announcement of more funding for Seagrass Network Cymru. The network does great work; I had the pleasure last year of planting seagrass seeds in Penychain with members of the…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
8. What support does the Government provide for the growing of seagrass? OQ62213
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that response. I've attended meetings with a number of providers in my constituency and across Wales. There was a care home in my constituency that was facing an increase of £250,000 in their contributions. They provide…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
6. What consideration has the Cabinet Secretary given to allocating funding in the Government's budget to compensate third sector bodies that provide services commissioned by the public sector, in light of the UK Government's decision to increase employers'…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
—adding that it would take two years for them to prepare a Welsh-medium version. There was a group of children from schools at the far end of the Llŷn peninsula here on Tuesday, and they said that they would be keen to see Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
'Unfortunately, it will not be possible for us to include the Welsh language in EA Sports FC 24. Although we publish the game in 85 countries, EA Sports FC 24 is translated into 19 languages’—
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
I visited Ysgol Glan y Môr recently, and I spoke to one new Welsh speaker—a pupil there—who said that what would encourage him to speak more Welsh would be to play EA Sports FIFA through the medium of Welsh. Now, I contacted EA Sports, and they responded by…
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Great. Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Thank you. And finally from me, Chair, you've talked about good practice in Finland and Aotearoa as well. So, are there any good international examples that we could look at where they've introduced policy that has changed the culture and has had an impact on…
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Thank you. On that, we've touched on rural issues, but there are several factors that do lead to personal circumstances where people becoming obese or find themselves in that situation. We touched on mental health. Environment is a factor. Poverty or economic…
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Thank you, Chair. I'll be asking questions in Welsh. To build on the point made by Jenny earlier—she talked about the evidence that we had showing people in London are fitter and healthier than people in other areas—it struck me that there is evidence showing…
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Just briefly, Jess, you mentioned there budgets and the importance of preventative measures. We heard recently that some local authorities are now looking to cut leisure centres because of the settlement from the Government, and we’ve seen leisure centres…
