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Health and Social Care Committee |
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Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 8 March 2012 |
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Meeting time: |
13:30 - 15:20 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Mark Drakeford (Chair) Mick Antoniw Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething William Graham Darren Millar Lindsay Whittle Kirsty Williams |
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Witnesses: |
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Dr Maire Doran, Posture and Mobility Service, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Gareth Evans, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Boa Helen Hortop, Artificial Limb and Appliances Service, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Fiona Jenkins, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Andrew Lloyd, Artificial Limb and Appliances Service, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Daniel Phillips, All Wales Posture and Mobility Service Partnership Board Dr Cerilan Rogers, Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee |
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Committee Staff: |
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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.
2. One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales - Oral evidence
2a. The NHS provider's perspective
2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on wheelchair services in Wales.
2.2 Dr Doran agreed to provide the following additional information as requested by the Committee:
· A definition of “repair” (as referred to during the discussion on the approved repairer’s success in achieving its targets);
· Her thoughts on the trajectory for the development of services in North Wales over the next 12 months;
· A copy of the allocation letter received from the Welsh Government following the rejection of the North Wales service’s bid for resources to support adult services.
2.3 Mr Lloyd agreed to provide a draft copy of the new referral process being developed by the South Wales Artificial Limb and Appliance Service.
2.4 The witnesses agreed to provide their thoughts on the 3 key areas where further progress is needed in wheelchair services in Wales.
2b. The planner's perspective
2.5 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on wheelchair services in Wales.
2.6 Dr Rogers undertook to provide further information clarifying timescales in relation to planning and service specification delivery from the perspective of the WHSSC / the All Wales Posture and Mobility Service Partnership Board.
3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 4
3.1 The Committee agreed the motion to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 4.
4. One-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales - Consideration of evidence
4.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had received on wheelchair service in Wales and agreed that a paper setting out the key themes from the evidence should be prepared for its consideration.
View the meeting transcript.