7 December 2021 , Plenary
Debate: Approval of the Children’s Rights Scheme
Yes, indeed. Sorry, I was in the zone then.
7 December 2021 , Plenary
Debate: Approval of the Children’s Rights Scheme
The Welsh Conservatives welcome the Government's draft children's right scheme 2021, and we will be supporting today's motion before us. However, there is always a caveat to these things, isn't there? While we welcome the children's rights scheme, we have…
7 December 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Programme for Government—Update.
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Deputy Llywydd. And thank you for your statement this afternoon, First Minister. While your compact with Plaid Cymru—or should I say coalition in all but name, according to many of your own backbenchers, at least—has generated a great…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing the patient's voice
Thank you.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing the patient's voice
Thanks for that. My last question follows a similar theme, really. We mentioned earlier in the session that everything has mental health repercussions, especially around pain. So, do people feel like they have enough access to mental health support services?…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing the patient's voice
I appreciate that. Just as a follow-up to those comments, a question about the accessibility of physiotherapy and hydrotherapy, and access to allied health professions whilst waiting for that care; does that tend to come as a result of the treatment that…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing the patient's voice
I appreciate that answer, Alyson, thanks. We've heard concerns especially from the Royal College of GPs about people being on medication, on painkillers for too long, essentially. This can't be good in the long run, can it, really, especially if people are…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing the patient's voice
Thank you, Chair, and good afternoon, everyone. My first question would be to Alyson from the board of CHCs. In your report, 'Feeling forgotten?', you say that most people told you they were in pain and the effects that that's had on them. What's the…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
I appreciate that, Joseph. Thank you.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
You're covered all the bases there. But, just as a final one, I just want a view, really, on whether you think the Welsh Government's COVID recovery plans give enough commitments to restoring respiratory services. I know you mentioned that rates are improving…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
No, don't apologise, it's fine.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
—covered most of my questions there, but—
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Thank you for that comprehensive answer, Joseph, and you've stolen my thunder there in one fell swoop, because you've—
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing people with different health conditions
Thank you very much, Chair, and good afternoon, everyone. My questions on this will be directed to Joseph from the British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK. What impact has the pandemic had on specialist care for people with lung disease and respiratory…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
I appreciate that answer, Richard, because I just wanted to know about some of the variations there with the pandemic and what it's like for people on the ground, really. So, thanks for that.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
Thanks for that answer, Richard. I just want to press a bit more on the experience for the patient. So, God forbid, if I'm ill now and I'm receiving cancer care, or waiting for cancer treatment, what will be offered to me at this moment in time? Will I get a…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with Wales Cancer Alliance
Thank you very much, Chair. I just want to bring in the mental health aspect and what sort of services are in place for people waiting for cancer services, and, really, how that's offered to the patient, whether that's something that's internally offered…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
Thanks for that.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
Thanks for that. Just a final question to finish off. It's a question mostly for Dai. It's just around the high demand for neurodevelopmental services across Wales, and whether you think that the Welsh Government's review on that will address some of those…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
Yes, I'll keep it brief; thanks, Chair. Obviously, everything we've discussed this morning all has its mental health repercussions for patients, especially in light of the pandemic as well. I'm just trying to gauge and understand the accessibility of mental…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
I appreciate that. Thank you.
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
I appreciate that. Thank you. In terms of clinically validating waiting lists now in light of the pandemic, with long waiting lists, you can imagine that the initial problem that patients have presented with has changed over that time, and mutated, to coin a…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
Thanks for that, and I agree with that last point, and you touched on it there about a little bit of personal responsibility and it being a two-way street between physiotherapy and taking that initiative to engage in exercises and be active. But, I think in…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
I appreciate that, thank you very much. So, in terms of where we are today, in terms of waiting times from iCan through to GP referrals and self-referrals into the allied health professions, if I needed that service today, and I presented myself to a GP or…
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with allied health professionals
Thank you for that and I'm particularly interested in the point you mentioned about regional variations, because I fully acknowledge that it would be a different case, say, in north Wales to what it might be in mid or south or west Wales. So, I suppose it's a…
