8. Debate: Stage 4 of the National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:16 pm on 14 January 2020.

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Photo of David Lloyd David Lloyd Plaid Cymru 5:16, 14 January 2020

As Chair of the health committee, obviously, I also rise in support of this NHS indemnities Bill and thank everybody who's been involved in the process thus far. Now, some of the misgivings with the Bill have been well aired both by Helen Mary Jones and by Angela Burns so I won't go down the same path, only to note that how various bits of legislation need thought in how they bed down together. We have the NHS Redress (Wales) Measure 2008, we have the duty of candour, and now we have the NHS indemnity Bill. There has to be some thought as regards how all of those sit together.

And for the record, as I've stated in the health committee deliberations on this Bill, Members perhaps will know that I've been a GP—[Interruption.]—working in a voluntary capacity whenever I'm an AM, but I'm no longer practising and therefore I have no direct personal interest in this NHS indemnities Bill before us today. I was asked for clarification; clarification hopefully provided. The Bill itself is widely welcomed. Diolch yn fawr.