Altaf Hussain: Thank you, Deputy Minister. The Welsh Government's plan to introduce a new action plan to improve the lives of people in Wales with a learning disability is welcome. People with learning disabilities often face additional life challenges. They're more likely to have additional health problems, such as autism, epilepsy and dental problems, just to mention a few. Not always, but they can be at...
Altaf Hussain: People with a learning disability suffer more significant isolation due to misunderstandings between residential care settings and supported living services where people are supported within their own tenancies. Can the First Minister outline the ways people with a learning disability and their family/carers will be at the heart of designing the services they need? Thank you.
Altaf Hussain: Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Delivering high-quality and effective mental health services for children and young people must be a greater priority. There needs to be a greater focus on prevention, not just reactive provisions, supporting good mental health as part of a programme that ensures measures are put in place to reduce the likelihood of ill-health...
Altaf Hussain: Thank you very much. I wanted to intervene earlier. It is with regard to the pain, and regarding endometriosis, which does not involve only one organ—it is a multi-organ problem. Pain is just a pointer. It points that you have to see the patient as a whole, which is not happening over the last so many years. We have been treating the symptoms. That is why I have been very vocal about it...
Altaf Hussain: Minister, Bridgend council's website says, 'As well as illustrating the ambitious plans of Bridgend College for expanding and improving the quality and range of learning and training opportunities within the county borough, it also demonstrates how the council's regeneration masterplan is trying to work alongside key partners to deliver significant and long-term positive change for the town...
Altaf Hussain: I am proud to be a trustee of Brynawel, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation service in south Wales working to support people who have become dependent. What we know is that there are many people throughout Wales who can live normal, functional lives, whilst at the same time maintaining a lifestyle that increasingly relies on alcohol as a key part of their social and family life. Many sustain...
Altaf Hussain: I want to make a declaration of interest as I am a trustee of Brynawel Rehab. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate, and I thank colleagues in Plaid Cymru for bringing this important subject for debate on the floor of the Senedd. There are many aspects of this debate with which we all agree. Alcohol-related harm, dependency and, regrettably, death are major...
Altaf Hussain: I just want to speak about a very small thing. What you said about the clinical staff, nurses, everybody, is fantastic. But I have written this paragraph: managers have been appointed without a job description, or at best a job description of managerial description. They have become the embodiment of self-focus, self-development, self-progression, self-preservation, self-extension,...
Altaf Hussain: Let me finish, then. The current state of the NHS demands urgency for corrective measures. We are still unable to identify the basic problems in the NHS, and that is why our corrective measures never seem to bear fruit. Let me have the last word, sir. As the health and care system moves forward, and the focus shifts to re-establishing services and supporting the ongoing health and well-being...
Altaf Hussain: The COVID-19 pandemic has proved beyond doubt that good health is the cornerstone to our society. COVID has caused so much grief and loss and no aspect of our lives remain untouched. Like I’ve said before, the NHS is an organisation we can all be proud of. But the Welsh Government is failing to produce a plan that targets the ever growing waiting lists in Wales. The Welsh Government...
Altaf Hussain: Minister, what's your assessment of the overall economic contribution to Swansea and the wider region of the SA1 development, and what opportunities are there to redouble our efforts on regional economic growth to build out of this pandemic?
Altaf Hussain: Good afternoon, Minister. Minister, it is a worrying fact that many dental practices have struggled to return to normal as we emerge from the pandemic. Routine check-ups are not being offered. People are reluctant to bother their dentists for an appointment because they feel that a check-up might not be seen as important enough. And many people cannot access an adequate out-of-hours service...
Altaf Hussain: What are the Minister's targets for economic growth during this Senedd term?
Altaf Hussain: I'll make a last point, sir. The people of Bridgend deserve better, and we must do better to ensure they have a place they can raise a family and have a community and home fit for the twenty-first century. Thank you.
Altaf Hussain: My declaration is that I will be not fighting any elections after 10 years as a community and elected BCBC councillor. Now, let me talk about Bridgend. I'll make it simple. Bridgend used to be a vibrant town, full of life, businesses and shoppers. Many people now shop online, or they go to Cardiff or Swansea. Its decline is truly sad. Lockdown was the last straw for many struggling...
Altaf Hussain: Thank you, Minister. Minister, Wales, along with the rest of the UK, is showing once again that we are a country that welcomes those fleeing conflict. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, in addition to appalling war crimes that have been committed by the Russian state, have displaced millions of people who are in need of a home. Wales is right to welcome as many as we can. So, would the Minister...
Altaf Hussain: 4. Will the Minister outline how Wales is fulfilling its duties to those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine? OQ57947
Altaf Hussain: I'm sorry. I'll just finish it. Give me a second, please.
Altaf Hussain: This is important to say about Ukraine, really. We're witnessing ongoing armed conflict and the violation of international human rights, which continue to devastate the health and well-being of humanity, and the human suffering as we see live in Ukraine. We must redefine the understanding of health and the scope of their professional interest and responsibility to a right to health. Let me do...
Altaf Hussain: Please.
