Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:	Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Meeting date:	Thursday, 8 March 2012
Meeting time:	09:30 - 11:50
This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_700001_08_03_2012&t=0&l=en
Concise Minutes:
Assembly Members:		Mark Drakeford (Chair) Mick Antoniw Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething William Graham Darren Millar Lindsay Whittle Kirsty Williams
Witnesses:		Keith Bowen, Contact a Family Wales Joseph Carter, Wales Neurological Alliance Jeff Collins, British Red Cross Philippa Ford, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Ruth Jones, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Sandra Morgan, College of Occupational Therapists Wales Matt O’Grady, Scope Cymru Ellis Peters, College of Occupational Therapists Wales Nicola Wannell, British Red Cross
Committee Staff:		Llinos Dafydd (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk) Victoria Paris (Researcher)

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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Elin Jones and Lynne Neagle.  There were no substitutions.

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2. One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales - Oral evidence

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2a. The user's perspective

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the public on wheelchair services in Wales.

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2b. The practitioner's perspective

2.2 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the public on wheelchair services in Wales.

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2c. The charitable provider's perspective

2.3 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the public on wheelchair services in Wales.

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3. One-day inquiry into venous thrombo-embolism - Consideration of terms of reference

3.1 The Committee agreed the terms of reference for its one-day inquiry into venous thrombo-embolism prevention.

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4. Papers to note

4.1 The Committee noted the paper on patients’ rights to cross-border healthcare in the EU.

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4.2 The Committee noted the paper on the modernising professional qualifications directive.

4.3 The Committee noted the paper on the Draft Food Hygiene (Wales) Bill.

4.4 The Committee agreed to undertake informal external visits during the Committee’s allocated meeting slots on 28 March and the morning of 26 April as part of the inquiry into residential care for older people.

4.5 The Committee agreed to extend the time of its meeting on the afternoon of 26 April to accommodate oral evidence sessions.

Transcript

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