Senedd Bites #87: AM set to be suspended as a councillor for four months for misbehaviour
(Title Image: via Senedd TV) AM provisionally suspended as councillor for four months Neil McEvoy AM (Ind, South Wales Central) …
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Senedd passes law for new GP indemnity scheme
(Title Image: GP Online) Yesterday, the Senedd passed the NHS Indemnity Bill which will create a mutual public indemnity scheme …
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Minister expects investment in tech to help “invisible service” work on the move
(Title Image: CommunityNurse6 via Twitter) Yesterday, AMs discussed the Health Committee’s report on district nursing – summarised here. The invisible …
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GP trainees exceed quota following recruitment drive; AMs argue it’s still not enough
(Title Image: Powys Health Board) The Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (Lab, Cardiff S. & Penarth), told the Senedd yesterday that …
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AMs call for quick thinking and quicker actions against the deadliest form of cancer
(Title Image: Scientific Animations Inc. under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-4.0) The Motion The Senedd: Recognises that one in four people …
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More work needed until Wales offers “compassionate” end-of-life care
(Title Image: © Copyright Tony Hodge and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) The Motion The Senedd: …
Read More Committee backs GP indemnity law, but reforms to clinical negligence laws are more urgently needed
(Title Image: GP Online) Health & Social Care Committee Stage 1 Report: NHS Indemnities Bill (pdf) Published: 12th November 2019 …
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FMQs: Labour accused of broken promises on GP access and Pacer trains
Broken promises on GP access? Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E.& Dinefwr) called back to a 2011 Labour manifesto commitment …
Read More Bill introduced to set up a mutual indemnity scheme for Welsh GPs
(Title Image: GP Online) NHS Indemnities Bill Introduced by Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (Lab, Cardiff S. & Penarth) Bill (pdf) …
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Communication key to improving care homes
(Title Image: BBC Wales) This week’s short debate came from Janet Finch-Saunders AM (Con, Aberconwy) on the subject of care …
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Patients in a mental health crisis “shouldn’t be left to arrange their own care”
(Title Image: Esquire) Petitions Committee Petition P-05-736: “To Make Mental Health Services More Accessible” (pdf) Submitted by: Laura Williams Signatures: …
Read More District Nurses need to be able to go digital to do their jobs effectively
(Title Image: CommunityNurse6 via Twitter) Health & Social Care Committee Community & District Nurses (pdf) Published: 21st August 2019 “If …
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Better support and leadership needed for out-of-hours health services
(Title Image: ITV Wales) Public Accounts Committee Out-of-hours Primary Care Services (pdf) Published: 24th July 2019 “We are deeply concerned …
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Legislative programme for 2019-20 fails to fully impress the opposition
(Title Image: South Wales Argus) Yesterday, the First Minister set out the Welsh Government’s legislative priorities for the 2019-20 term. …
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Law changes should be considered to fix “inconsistent” blue badge scheme
(Title Image: © Copyright Given Up (Geograph) and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) Communities Committee Blue Badge …
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Minister accepts eye appointment waiting times are too long, but promises improvements
(Title Image: via Plaid Cymru) The Motion (Final/Amended Version) The Senedd: Notes that there are currently 111,000 people living with …
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“Warning shot” fired at government over regulation scrutiny as bid to annul Welsh language regulations fails
(Title Image: Daily Post) In May, the Welsh Government tabled regulations which would expand the obligations primary care providers (GPs, …
Read More FMQs: Independence of proposed Community Health Council replacement questioned
Welsh-speakers “treated like second-class citizens” by healthcare and universities Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E. & Dinefwr), …
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Community Health Councils set to be abolished via new Health Quality law
(Title Image: Wales Online) Health & Social Care (Quality & Engagement) Bill Introduced by Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (Lab, Cardiff …
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Childhood tooth decay declines as Health Committee calls for a more flexible dental contract
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales) Health & Social Care Committee Dentistry in Wales (pdf) Published: 22nd May 2019 “Paying …
Read More New regulations to formalise Welsh language duties in primary care
(Title Image: Daily Post) Recently-introduced regulations will widen duties and obligations GPs, dentists, opticians and pharmacists have towards the Welsh …
Read More Senedd backs new primary care model as trainee GP recruitment scheme expands
(Title Image: ITV Wales) The Motion The Senedd: Notes the action being taken to transform services in line with the …
Read More More to be done to improve community mental health services
(Title Image: Esquire) The Motion (Amended/Final Version) The Senedd: Notes the thematic review of Community Mental Health Teams (pdf) and …
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