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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Diolch, Catherine, for those questions. I know that there were a few other points that I won't repeat, but I appreciate why you're asking them, of course. In terms of the safeguarding point—and I appreciate that you've raised this before—the system is very…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Diolch, Kiera. Yes. The short answer is, yes, certainly I will work with counterparts on this. Overseas workers should be valued. They should be treated no differently from workers who have been recruited domestically. They help make people's lives better…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Diolch, Nigel. In terms of the final challenge that you put to me there, it is of course a fair one: we shouldn't ever be, and I would never want to be, measuring the work that we are doing here in terms of just structures or what's written down on a piece of…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Thank you, Elfed. I apologise that I'll have my back to you as I respond. I agree that we should ensure that the system is far more attractive in order to attract people into the workforce, and I agree that all of the voices that you've just mentioned need to…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Diolch, Natasha. I'm sorry that you think that it's weak. We're talking about stuff here that we can't afford not to do. This is about making people's lives better. It's about making sure that people can have a better quality of life. What on earth are we…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Thanks again, Jayne.
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Diolch, Jayne. And before I start, I realised there was one thing I didn't answer James on, which was the funding. I can confirm that it's £3.6 million on top of the package of existing funding streams that is involved in this. Diolch, Jayne, for your…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
You asked about the workforce, certainly, and I certainly agree with you that the real living wage must be the minimum that we should be paying. I think it's 84 per cent—well, the most recent figures, which obviously aren't completely up to date, suggest that…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Diolch, James. I appreciate what you said at the start, that you haven't perhaps supported the idea of a national care service, but what I would hope, and I think lots of us would hope about a national care service, is that this is building towards—. I mean…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
People don't experience their lives in silos through separate organisations, budgets or professional boundaries. They should not have to navigate those boundaries to receive the right support. We will take forward the Ynghyd 2030 programme for children and…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Analysis indicates that every £1 invested in adult social care in Wales generates approximately £2.78 in social and economic value. Fourth, Dirprwy Lywydd, we will strengthen data, digital technology and outcomes. Good decisions depend on good information. If…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Our programme is built around six key foundations. First, we will implement clear national leadership, accountability and safeguarding. We will work with partners across Wales to improve consistency, strengthen accountability and take forward our ambitions…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Dirprwy Lywydd, the Government cannot deliver this alone. Today, we are publishing information explaining our ambition, the actions we intend to take during this Senedd term and what they could mean for people. This marks the beginning of a wider national…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Social care is too often treated as a hidden service, appreciated only by people whose families or lives have reached a point of crisis. Only then do people come to realise the value of care work—work that keeps our society afloat, the hours dedicated by…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Social care helps children and families through difficult times, enables disabled people to live independently, supports older people to remain in the place they call home, and helps unpaid carers sustain the invaluable care they…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
So, thank you, Jane, for that. Our programme for government states that prevention and early intervention are central to all policy development processes. We want to see a family justice system that supports families to stay together and that prevents…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
I regret the second part of that contribution. Look, I understand, of course, none of us want to cause harm to children, and we have to make sure that the decision that is made takes into account all of these different complexities. If I could be in a…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
Of course.
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
We need to ensure, of course, that funding is available and is sustainable for whatever model we use, because in England the loss of funding has sadly seen some teams disband. This isn't exclusively a decision for the Welsh Government, but we are forefront in…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. And thanks to Tom for bringing this debate before the Senedd, and thank you to Members who have taken part in this vital debate. As others, I followed the development of the pilot scheme and found myself asking similar questions to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Every family who face pregnancy and baby loss has to have that support that is compassionate, that is consistent no matter where they live, as the Member has alluded to. The 'National bereavement care pathway' that we've published set out the standards of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Thank you for that, Sara, and apologies that I have to have my back to you when I'm responding to you. As Sara said, I would like to extend my love to those families who are watching, and to thank the organisers not only of the event that Sara mentioned, but…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Diolch, Vikki. That's also a really timely and important question, and I agree utterly with what you said there, that the devastation and grief that a parent, a family, goes through can never be defined by something arbitrary like a calendar. I think that…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Diolch, Art. I'm really grateful that you've raised this seriously significant issue. And in terms of the specific point that you made there, I know that there are some of these areas that would be in Westminster Government control, some in Welsh Government…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
Diolch, Art. Baby Loss Awareness Week is a really important opportunity to remember much-loved babies and to recognise the experiences of bereaved families. Alongside ongoing actions to improve support for families, plans are in place for the illumination of…
