'Road safety concerns at the roundabout close to Parc Jasmin estate'

MS for North Wales

As a member of the campaign for removal of barriers along the Flintshire Coastal Path, I attended a Coastal Path Meeting at Saltney Ferry bridge car park with campaigners including charity TCC, which supports 40 member groups in tackling social justice issues within north-east Wales.

For over 9 years I have worked with disabled people and others across Flintshire seeking to work with Flintshire County Council to remove barriers along the Wales Coastal Path that are managed by the Council, allowing access for all.

The current situation contravenes both the UK Equality Act (2010) and the legal and policy frameworks in Wales.

TCC is collaborating with The FDF Centre for Independent Living, Disabled Ramblers UK, Wheelchair for Wellbeing, Chester Wheelers, Sustrans Cymru, Cycling UK and people with lived experience of the impact these barriers have on them.

I met with the Chair and Chief Executive of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for an update on developments within the Health Board.

In a meeting with Teenage Cancer Trust, the only Charity in Wales and the UK working exclusively on behalf of people aged 13-24 with cancer, we discussed the Charity’s work to improve the experiences and outcomes of young people with cancer, and ensure their voices are heard in wider conversations on health.

The Charity is working on 3 main policy areas – access to psychological support, faster diagnosis and access to Clinical Trials

I also met the Policy & Public Affairs Manager (Wales) of Trussell , the operating name of UK charity The Trussell Trust, to discuss policies that can help people who need to use a food bank and tackle the causes, and the roles that the UK and Welsh Governments can play.

Trussell has 39 food banks in Wales and distributes food parcels from 147 distribution centres, providing emergency food and practical support to people in their hardest moments.

During a visit to St David's Residential Home in Rhyl, understood to be the largest Residential Care Home in North Wales, discussion included the need for Local Authority compliance with “The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales: Code of practice” which came into force on 1st September This is intended to move current commissioning practices “away from price towards quality and social value” and “ensuring people have voice and control over their care and support”.

Other engagements included a meeting in Broughton to discuss road safety concerns at the roundabout close to Parc Jasmin estate.

For my help, email Mark.Isherwood@senedd.wales or call 0300 200 7219.