Motions and Amendments for Debate on 1 February 2017
Motions tabled on 25 January 2017
Short Debate
NDM6221 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth):
Striking the City Deal – the next steps for the Cardiff Capital Region.
NDM6220 Dai Lloyd (South Wales West)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the inquiry into winter preparedness 2016-17, which was laid in the Table Office on 9 December 2016.
Note: The response of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to the report was laid in the Table Office on 25 January 2017.
NDM6223 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Believes that good social care services play an essential role in keeping the NHS sustainable.
2. Notes that unpaid carers make a critical and unappreciated contribution towards ensuring the sustainability of health and social care and regrets the fall in the number of nights of respite care provided since 2011.
3. Believes that community hospitals could play a vital role in providing respite care, and in easing the transition back to community health settings for those who have required hospital settings.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to reverse the practice of closing community hospitals and explore ways of restoring the availability of beds for use by both health and social care services
Amendments tabled on 27 January 2017
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM6223
1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
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.
2. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire):
Add at end of point 1:
"and recognises the role of allied healthcare professionals in reducing avoidable demand for social care."
3. Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire):
Add as new point at end of the motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to update the Assembly on the operation of S35 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, with regard to meeting carers' respite needs.
'Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014'