, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 1
Yes, absolutely. So, to answer about the outcomes, I suppose the outcomes with the waiting lists for neurodivergence is that we want them to come down. But, ultimately, the real outcome is—and you will all know this from the inquiries that you've done—that…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
I really welcome your question today, Laura Anne Jones. It's very important. I'd also like to put on record my thanks to Lisa Rawlings for sharing her lived experience. I always hugely appreciate and admire anybody who can do that, especially when there can…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much, Rhys ab Owen, for this question and for highlighting the veterans' commissioner's report that came out, the annual report, which I feel is a very helpful personal assessment of the key issues affecting veterans in Wales, many of which you…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
We owe a debt of gratitude to our veterans. This is reflected in our policy, which provides priority access to NHS treatment for health conditions that are a result of their time in military service. We also provide access to Veterans' NHS Wales for…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much. Okay, well, just to prove that we're very much on the same page here, I do recognise the role, I do recognise that it's been 14 years, I do want it to move forward, I do want it to be updated, and we do want it to be streamlined. On all…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you. I agree with everything that you're saying, and I think we're not disagreeing here. We're very much on the same page, as that's where we want to get to. The reason why James Evans's Bill had Government support was because it was going to achieve…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much for that question. Interestingly, I actually met with the UK Government Minister who has responsibility for this, Baroness Merron, this morning. It is absolutely still happening. It was in the King’s Speech. We are thrilled that it’s going…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Yes. Thank you very much, Janet Finch-Saunders. You are right—this was a preventable death that should not have happened. My thoughts are with Mared's parents, who have written to the Welsh Government and have, in the interim whilst we prepare the response…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
We expect higher education institutions to put learners' needs at the centre of the system to protect their mental health and well-being. There is a range of mental health support available to students, which is provided by universities, the third sector and…
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Topical Questions
Diolch yn fawr. As I said, in terms of the recommendations, this is though for the health board, the officials and the NHS executive to ensure that all of those recommendations are followed. We have completed the Welsh Government recommendation, and it's now…
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Topical Questions
Thank you very much, Joel James, and also for relating it back to the family and the community. As you know, I grew up in Tonteg as well, just down the road from Llantwit Fardre, and this is something that has really knocked the community of course. I just…
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Topical Questions
Diolch, Heledd Fychan, for sharing that in such a way as well that encapsulates exactly, I think, like you said, what we all feel in this Chamber: this can never happen again and lessons must be learnt, and it is that time for reflection. In terms of Cwm Taf…
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Topical Questions
We take all incidents and reviews seriously. This is a tragic case, and I expect all agencies to consider the recommendations; this includes the health board, officials and the NHS executive. The health board's mental health services are monitored carefully…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you very much for that question. I will be attending that event that you are sponsoring later this week about linking physical health and well-being to mental health and well-being, which has been proven and we're very much trying to support. I think…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Absolutely. Thank you so much, John Griffiths, for that question. Yes, this is the model that has been demonstrated to work, because, as you said, it's working with the family. I think that I touched on in my statement that there are so many external…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Absolutely. Thank you so much, Luke Fletcher. I think we're sort of of the same generation—do we fall under 'millennial' still? I think so. [Interruption.] [Laughter.] But I would say, whenever I go into schools now and I speak with young people, I always say…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Absolutely. Thank you, James Evans. I think it touches on what I said to Hannah Blythyn in my previous response, that that is one of the key stressors for young people in impacting their mental health and well-being, is that kind of—. It is the bullying and…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Absolutely, and thank you, Hannah Blythyn, for that question, and I hope that the students are watching today, because I think it's so important for them to see that exactly what they brought to you is now coming into the Chamber and they're getting that…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
When it comes to follow-up on mental health work and the data, and where we have the mental health workforce, again this is something that I can certainly follow up with you on. We are aware, though, that, of course, across the board at the moment we're…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you very, very much, and these are all very serious and good questions, honestly, so I appreciate it. You started off by mentioning the third sector, and I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the third sector hugely, as we wouldn't be able to…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you very much, Gareth. I think, honestly, your contribution just demonstrates how wide of a subject this is. I have got, as you can probably see, around me preparation to cover all of the things that you've touched on. But it is because there's so much…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
The key challenges for our NHS services include workforce, digital, data, and the estate, and whilst I expect to see a focus on this in the final strategy, I have asked officials to progress work in these areas now. My ministerial portfolio responsibilities…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Diolch. On Thursday, we celebrate World Mental Health Day, and I would like to take this opportunity to provide the Senedd with an update about our programme of work to improve, protect, and support the mental health and well-being of people throughout Wales…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
As I've already said, we support the thrust of this motion, and we'll be voting in favour of it today because of that—because we take it so seriously—but we do not support the need for legislation at this point. We have set out a quality statement—coming back…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
I would say, just to answer that question very firmly, not at the moment, because I have such a hard deadline of making sure that I come before all of you on 10 December, and that I am delivering this plan. So, at the moment I wouldn't, but I hope that you…
