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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much for that question, James. This is absolutely a cross-Government issue. As you're aware, our 'Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales' plan is a cross-Government plan, with all Ministers making a contribution to what we're trying to do. Clearly…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Heledd, and I entirely agree that the world cup gives us a really good opportunity to capture the power and enthusiasm of football to tackle some of the public health issues that we face. I haven't seen the paper that you refer to, but I will…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Officials are in early discussions with the Football Association of Wales to consider how we can take forward a range of programmes through 'Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales' and our proposed social prescribing framework. These programmes will include a focus on…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Diabetes
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I thank Darren Millar for bringing forward this motion for debate today? The number of people in Wales who are now living with diabetes, particularly type 2, is something we all need to be concerned about. The rise in diabetes is a…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Diabetes
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much for that supplementary, Gareth. Can I take this opportunity to place on record my appreciation of the work that is done by Men's Sheds throughout Wales? I think they play a really important role in supporting mental health and tackling…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you. Improving the well-being of Wales is at the heart of everything we do, thanks to our groundbreaking Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. Examples of specific actions include the healthy and active fund, which aims to support projects…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, Buffy. As you rightly highlight, we all go into childbirth expecting to have a really blissfully happy experience, but, unfortunately, things can go wrong, there can be distressing experiences, and I know that you recognise that, as do I…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Janet, and you can be assured, absolutely, that this is a priority for Welsh Government. That's why we made the recurrent funding available, to establish perinatal mental health teams. They are up and running in all parts of Wales. I was very…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, Delyth, for that important question, and, as you highlight, it has been really difficult to have a new baby during lockdown. I think we all recognise that, and you'll recall that I led a debate in this Chamber as a backbencher on babies…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Health boards continue to develop services in line with the Royal College of Psychiatrists' standards for perinatal mental health. This is being supported by additional service improvement funding this year, which builds on our previous investment.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
Did you actually listen to what I said when I explained that we are having a review, a delivery unit review, of CAMHS services in Wales? So, we are actually doing what you've now stood up and called for. Maybe it would help if you paid attention.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
Will you take an intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
Thank you, Darren. As you say, it's not just about the waiting times. I have myself called for there to be more of a focus on outcomes and what happens to young people once they have that assessment. We are currently working on validating the data so that we…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thanks to all Members today for their contributions. There is nothing more important to me than improving, protecting and supporting the mental and emotional well-being of children and young people in Wales. I have…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
I'm going to cover that.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
I'm not sure whether you recall the numerous reports the Children, Young People and Education Committee did in this area, but our landmark one, 'Mind over matter', recognised that, actually, waiting times had significantly improved and that the focus needed…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
Will you take an intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Child and adolescent mental health
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Alcohol-related harm
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you to Plaid Cymru for bringing forward this important topic for debate. The Plaid Cymru motion today calls for 'stronger commitment, enhanced resources and measurable targets.' As our amendment acknowledges, we are not…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Alcohol-related harm
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, Heledd, for that supplementary. As you've highlighted, social prescribing is a really good way of linking people to community-based, non-clinical support, and that needs to be a holistic approach that recognises that people's health is…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We are developing an all-Wales framework to support local action to increase the use of social prescribing. My officials are engaging with a range of stakeholders on the proposed model, which will be published for consultation next month.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Natasha, for that question, and absolutely I agree that we need to have tailored messages. Our engagement through the pandemic was very proactive in that regard. We contracted a specialist ethnic minority engagement agency. Materials for specific…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, John, for that question. As you've highlighted, the pandemic laid bare, really, the health inequalities faced by black and minority ethnic communities, and that's why the First Minister established the group to look at those health…
