Meeting: Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 2 - 03/07/2006 10:00:00 AM)
Item: A5 Ambulance Service in Rural Areas
3rd July 2006
Ambulance Services in Rural Areas
Report of the Head of Overview and Scrutiny
Purpose of Report
1. To explain the attached consultation document from the Durham Dales Primary Care Trust about proposed changes to Ambulance Services affecting residents of Weardale and Teesdale.
Background
2. The attached consultation documentation provides the background to a presentation to be given by the Durham Dales Primary Care Trust and the North East Ambulance Service Trust about proposed changes affecting Ambulance Services in Weardale and Teesdale.
3. The formal consultation period will last from 27th June 2006 to the 18th September.
4. The normal practice of the Sub-Committee has been to receive a presentation at the start of a consultation process and then request information from the relevant NHS Trust about the views expressed by the public and patients before the Sub-Committee comes to a view about a proposal.
Recommendation
5. You are asked to consider this consultation and the presentation.
Contact: Ian Mackenzie
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