23 September 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
I'm Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services in the Welsh Government.
13 July 2021 , Plenary
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry: Local Authority Care and Support) (Wales) Regulations 2021
Diolch, Llywydd. I formally move the motion. The draft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry: Local Authority Care and Support) (Wales) Regulations 2021 before you today will provide for the early expiry of the operation of the social care provisions contained…
7 July 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I thank you very much for that question. Obviously, community pharmacy is absolutely crucial in terms of delivering services and delivering services to those who are in receipt of domiciliary care as well. I think community pharmacies have got a very good…
7 July 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I'd like to thank Huw Irranca-Davies very much for that question. I am aware and have received the letter from Bridgend, and I was very interested to read about their proposed pilot to pay domiciliary care workers at the level of the real living wage and also…
7 July 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I am pleased the council is moving toward commissioning services that have person-centred care as the focus. I am also pleased to note the consideration of staff remuneration, in line with my recent oral statement setting out our Welsh Government's commitment…
7 July 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch. I think the pandemic has really highlighted the importance of social care workers, and I think many of the public were not aware of the value of the work that they do. So, I think we have to use this opportunity to make sure that we do use every…
7 July 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch. And I thank Rhys ab Owen for that very heartfelt question. To start with his opening comments about not waiting for the UK Government, we would prefer a solution for England and Wales, but I absolutely agree we can't wait forever. We'd like a joint…
7 July 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
The Welsh Government published a summary of the consultation responses to our White Paper, 'Rebalancing care and support', on 29 June. The White Paper set out proposals to reform social care and to improve well-being. Our programme for government includes…
6 July 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper—Next steps
I thank Jane Dodds for that very important question. Yes, I've had many discussions with the children's commissioner about this particular issue and I know she feels very passionately about it. I've talked to young people and children about this issue, and…
6 July 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper—Next steps
I thank Joyce Watson very much for that important point and for emphasising the crucial nature of the workforce in this field, because, as she said, the workforce are delivering the most intimate services to very vulnerable people. It couldn't be a more…
6 July 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper—Next steps
Thank you, Sam, very much, for that question—a very important question. We do intend local authorities to continue to deliver and commission social care services, because it's absolutely crucial that these services are as close to the public and close to the…
6 July 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper—Next steps
I thank Jenny Rathbone for those very important points. Taking forward a national office is something that there is a mixed reaction to in the consultation responses, but there is probably more support than not. And the purpose of having a national office is…
6 July 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper—Next steps
I thank Rhun ap Iorwerth for those comments, and I repeat, really, that the words of co-production and partnership are the absolute key words in most of the statements that we make, and working co-productively and working in partnership is not easy to do, it…
6 July 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper—Next steps
I thank you very much for those questions and I very much appreciate the fact that you think we can all get behind changes to the system. The principles of the 2014 Act are reiterated in everything that we plan to do, with person-centred social care working…
6 July 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper—Next steps
Diolch. I updated Members of the Senedd on our 'Rebalancing Care and Support' White Paper consultation on 9 February. The White Paper set out proposals for improving social care arrangements to better enable the sector to achieve the vision set out in the…
29 June 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Social Care Fair Work and Real Living Wage
I thank Vikki Howells for those questions. The issue about who has had the recognition payment has obviously caused some issues, particularly with the people she has mentioned—advocates and business support. But the purpose of giving the bonus to social care…
29 June 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Social Care Fair Work and Real Living Wage
I thank Rhun ap Iorwerth for all those points. In terms of why the real living wage rather than the £10 that he mentioned, I think I did respond to that, to the Conservative spokesperson. The real living wage provides certainty to workers that their rates of…
29 June 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Social Care Fair Work and Real Living Wage
I thank the Member very much for those remarks, and I'd like to reiterate our total commitment to the social care workforce. The pay issue has certainly not been kicked into the long grass. As I said in my statement, we need to do this carefully and…
29 June 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Social Care Fair Work and Real Living Wage
However, it is a complex sector, and we know that long-lasting change will need to be approached with a steady hand, and must be based on careful consideration. We will need to take a phased approach to implementing this commitment, which means that not all…
29 June 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Social Care Fair Work and Real Living Wage
Diolch, Llywydd. I'm pleased to be able to outline today our approach to ensuring that the real living wage is the minimum rate paid to care workers in Wales. We've long expressed our support for the Living Wage Foundation's real living wage, and this is…
9 June 2021 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you, Mark, for those comments, and certainly the behaviour that he described at the beginning of his contribution, about children being punished for engaging in behaviour that is due to their autism, is certainly not acceptable. And I think that we have…
9 June 2021 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you, Laura Anne Jones, for those comments, and I absolutely agree that the children we're talking about are some of the most vulnerable children who need care and support, and should not suffer. The Welsh Government is committed to those vulnerable…
9 June 2021 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Care Inspectorate Wales was made aware of concerns relating to the service and undertook an inspection as a result. Areas for improvement have been brought to the providers' attention, but not in relation to restrictive practices. Investigations by Cardiff…
9 June 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I thank you for that, again, very important question, because the needs of young carers are absolutely a high priority in the Government's planning, and we know what an enormous amount they do to care for their loved ones. On the £3 million, £1.75 million has…
9 June 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I thank Delyth Jewell for that very important question, and I am very aware of the strain that carers have been under during this really difficult time. And I'm certainly aware of those people who are caring for people with a learning disability or people…
