<p>Patient Advocacy Services</p>

Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 3 October 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:38, 3 October 2017

Well, health boards are responsible for arranging the provision of general patient advocacy services for children, and children and young people in receipt of mental health care can be further supported to raise concerns through accessing independent mental health advocacy. All health boards in Wales have in place arrangements to provide mental health advocates trained in working with children and young people—that’s true. And, of course, we want to make sure that the patient voice is strengthened when it comes to mental health services for adults. We’ve done much, of course, to assist those organisations who are helping people and their families who are dealing with dementia, such as, for example, by pushing forward with dementia-friendly places so that people can go and live their lives as long as possible and in as familiar an environment as possible.