'Continuing NHS Healthcare: The National Framework for Implementation in Wales'

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 3:14 pm on 31 January 2018.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 3:14, 31 January 2018

I think that it's a fair point. Following on from the question you asked the First Minister—and I recognise the point you made about social services buy-in—we'll need buy-in from health and social care into both parts, in particular not just around transition, but actually just getting the system right. So, in reviewing that, we do expect partners and other stakeholders to be involved, and I'm also pleased to say that my understanding is that the children's commissioner's office will be engaged in part of that review as well. So, we have the right people together at the right time to look at both documents together, and hopefully then to improve the system that we have. The reality is that there will still be difficult choices to make within continuing healthcare. That's why the journey of integration between health and social care is really important, to try and make it as easy as possible for citizens to navigate through the system and not to have to understand a difficult and complex system themselves. So, all of these things together really should make a difference for the individual.