Will the Minister provide an update on the work being undertaken by HASCAS and Donna Ockenden following findings of institutional abuse on the Tawel Fan ward at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, including the anticipated timetable for completion of their work?
The health board has recently appointed a new Director for External Investigations, reporting directly to the Chief Executive, to provide senior leadership to this significant work programme. The post has been successfully recruited and the new Director, Tina Long, started on 1 July. Tina is an experienced former Director of Nursing and will work closely with organisations such as the Royal College of Nursing in taking forward this area of work.
This work requires a full and rigorous investigation so that the final reports provide a clear and full picture of what took place. It is important that the investigation and report process is not compromised by an arbitrary time limit and therefore at this stage no final date for completion of the work has been set.