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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Joyce, do you want to ask your question as well?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Go on then, then I'll come to Joyce.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Thank you. There are two sections to get through. Did you want to come in now, or are you happy to wait until your section?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
What are the barriers to implementing? The strategies are good, what's in them is good, what are the barriers to those strategies being implemented, in a couple of sentences?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
What should happen? What should happen? What should the Government do? Should the Government scrap all the strategies, or should it have—? What should it do?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
So, what should happen? Are there too many strategies?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Can I just ask, just for timing, did you have a second part to your question?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Thank you, Joyce. James Evans. You're okay—you'll come in later. Okay, Mabon ap Gwynfor.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Okay. Thank you. Joyce Watson.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Thank you. Jenny Rathbone.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Just briefly. I'm just a bit conscious that we have to move on to some other subject areas, but if you've got a brief comment, Kellie—
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
You answer to that is pretty significant, about the inequality of services across Wales, yes. Mabon ap Gwynfor.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Yes.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
It's a really good question, because the question for me isn't really about relevant psychologists based in health boards, it's about the access to the services, which is the most important aspect. So, I think you've answered that. In some parts of Wales…
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
There are couple of Members who want to come in before I move to Jenny Rathbone. James, and then Mabon. James.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
So, equitable access is an issue across Wales, but in terms of demand and capacity, is there anything more you can say in that area? Especially perhaps where there are sufficient psychologists available, but tell us about the demand on those services where…
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Right, okay. Sorry, I've interrupted you. [Laughter.] Tell us about the rest of Wales.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
And it's not a requirement for them?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Should they have a service?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Should they have a weight service, though?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
A question, I suppose, to both of you: are services across Wales equitable? Are there gaps? Well, Claire's nodding, so tell us where there are gaps in the service, and where perhaps there are not services available and how perhaps that could be addressed.
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Well, I'll tell you what, I'll add to my question as well to Dr Turner: are all patients who are referred to psychologists in terms of weight management services—? Who is eligible for support?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
I hope you know the answer to that, otherwise the rest of the session is going to be difficult. [Laughter.]
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
Lovely, thank you. I'm going to start with a very obvious question to us, as committee members, but what is the role of psychologists in weight management?
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Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 5
I move to item 2, and this is in regards to our inquiry and our evidence gathering as part of our inquiry into the prevention of ill health—obesity. And this morning, we have on our first panel today—and I'd like to welcome—Dr Kellie Turner and Dr Claire…
