Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:44 pm on 17 November 2020.
I'd like to ask for an oral statement from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services on care home visiting. I was very grateful to the Deputy Minister and the Minister for mental health for attending the cross-party group on dementia that we held recently and where we focused on this issue, but I'm sure they would both agree with me that the evidence we heard from those living with dementia was absolutely heartbreaking about the impact of restrictions on visiting. I'm sure other Members would, like me, be very keen to explore, on the floor of the Chamber, the potential of new rapid lateral flow testing to deliver safe visiting to care homes. Now, I'm as keen as anyone to see students come home for Christmas, but I really do believe that delivering safe care home visits must be a top priority for Welsh Government.