Amendment 1—Jane Hutt

Delete all after point 1 and replace with:

Recognises and appreciates the contribution unpaid carers make to the health and social care system.

Believes respite care should be flexible and can take place in a wide variety of settings, including at home and in the wider community.

Notes that community hospitals are one of several settings which can play a role in providing both respite care and step up/step down care.

Welcomes:

a) the Welsh Government’s commitment to develop a national approach to respite to ensure that respite is responsive to individuals’ needs in a consistent manner across Wales;

b) the investment in extra care services made possible through the £60m Intermediate Care Fund in 2017-18; and

c) the new £40m fund announced in the 2017-18 Budget to develop new integrated health and social care centres across Wales.