Welsh Health Minister and NHS Wales Chief Executive questioned

• Inquiry: Cross-border health arrangements between England and Wales
• Welsh Affairs Committee

Witnesses

Thursday 8 January 2015, Committee Room 3, Senedd, National Assembly For Wales

At 9.30am

• Mr John Hill-Tout, Interim Chair, Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
• Mr John Palmer, Director of Specialised and Tertiary Services, Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
• Mr Stuart Davies, Director of Finance, Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee

At 10.15am

• Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services, Welsh Government
• Dr Andrew Goodall, Chief Executive, NHS Wales

Focus of the session

The Committee hears from two panels of witnesses. In the first panel, the Committee hears from representatives from the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee and asks them how they help Welsh patients access specialised services in England.

The second panel features Mark Drakeford AM, the Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social Services, and Dr Andrew Goodall, the Chief Executive of NHS Wales. The Committee asks them what the Welsh Government and NHS Wales are doing to make cross-border healthcare easier and more effective for patients.

Further information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees