8. 4. Statement: The Parliamentary Review into Health and Care Services

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:38 pm on 1 November 2016.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 4:38, 1 November 2016

(Translated)

May I welcome the statement by the Cabinet Secretary? I’m also grateful for the collaboration that has been going on since the agreement after the election, as we’ve put meat on the bones with regards to what Plaid Cymru had offered to have a parliamentary review as part of that agreement. May I note here that I wish this new team well under the leadership of Dr Ruth Hussey? I look forward to the completion of that team with the appointment of a business representative.

I have a number of questions—three questions. The first: will there be a short initial period of consultation on the remit before the team goes ahead with the full review, in case there is some work to tailor the remit as it is given to the team? Secondly, can I ask how the experience of the patient is going to be heard in this review, and that includes how we as Assembly Members can feed the experience of patients who come to us in our constituencies?

Thirdly, I see that the Cabinet Secretary says that the team will look at the findings of a series of reviews that have happened in recent years, including the OECD, the Nuffield Trust and the Bevan Foundation. Can I ask how confident the Cabinet Secretary is that we will have a really fresh look at how to answer the challenges of health services and social care in the future? We don’t want to just clarify the problems and look at recommendations that have been made in the past. Also, how confident is the Cabinet Secretary that we will see a real effort here to learn from innovation on an international level?