Did you mean representations -taxation speaker:Angela Burns?
Angela Burns: ...Helen Mary Jones with my full support. It's in line with committee recommendation 13 at Stage 1. During our evidence sessions, it became very apparent that the body should be able to make representations to Welsh Ministers as this would enable the body to become actively involved in and influence the design of future health and care systems in particular. The board of community health...
Angela Burns: It is good to see you back and I know that, like me, you and most of the other Assembly Members here will have received many constituent representations over concerns with littering, dog mess and fly-tipping, and of course it’s vital for public health, and particularly in areas that rely on tourism, that we have clean, safe and pleasant streets to walk in. Pembrokeshire has recently been...
Angela Burns: ...brought into the mix at the same time? Of course, it's not just women; there are a lot of ethnic minority groups that have particular health inequalities. Will you be listening very closely to the representations being made by the likes of the Royal College of Physicians to try to ensure that we don't allow this pandemic to broaden those health inequalities that we already have here in Wales?
Angela Burns: ...Conservative, so I, for one, will be doing my level best to make sure that Wales gets its fair share. I do understand that Northern Ireland is a special case and does need extra investment. With no representation from the mainland political parties and only the Conservatives standing in some seats over there, it often does not get the voice it needs at Westminster. This deal will give it...
Angela Burns: ...lite—I do believe, if you do legislation, you have to do it really well, so it has a really effective part. And the whole point of this Bill is about quality and about candour and about patient representation. And I fail to understand how you can possibly hope to deliver that level of quality if there are chances that you do not have the right staff, whatever they are, in the right place...
Angela Burns: ...much more than having knowledge of the NHS and social sectors—this must be about developing and ensuring 'competence and understanding of the principles and practices of effective engagement and representation'. We would agree entirely with this assertion, Minister, and therefore we urge Members to support this amendment.
Angela Burns: ...and community spends. Minister, these are not partisan reports written by unfriendly think tanks or opposition politicians, but the findings of Welsh Parliament scrutiny committees with cross-party representation, often following reports by the auditor general. I say to the people of Wales: do not despair, there is a lifeboat in sight. Because a Welsh Conservative Government would ensure...
Angela Burns: ...a set of recommendations that we believe would enhance the development and authority of the GP cluster network in Wales. We heard of so much good practice by GP clusters where there is a strong representation and involvement by other healthcare professionals, such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, palliative care nurses and mental health specialists. We heard of examples...
Angela Burns: Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to thank everyone who took part in today's debate, and I'd particularly like to thank David for drawing us all together, cross party, to make representations. I think we have to be crystal clear about that word 'cancer', it is something that still today strikes fear and panic in most people's hearts. We still see it as 'the big C', the thing that can come out and get...
Angela Burns: ...Wales, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, the British Medical Association Cymru, and numbers of other organisations who are also very keen that a new national body should have local representation. Minister, the recommendations of the parliamentary review are clear: the citizen's voice should be put front and centre in the development and delivery of health and care services. And...
