Agenda item

The Minutes of the meeting held on 9 November 2017 and of the special meeting held on 28 November 2017 were agreed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

With regard to minute no. 8 on page 10 regarding DDES CCG’s review of Urgent Care Services, Councillor Patterson said that she had also requested that the consultation was open and transparent and that it involved the local elected members. She made reference to the request for further information on the demographical breakdown of patients accessing both the extended GP hubs and the MIU set up as part of the urgent care consultation and asked that this be progressed.

The Principal Overview and Scrutiny Officer reported that in relation to minute no. 6 on pages 8 – 9 about the car parking at Peterlee hospital, the Committee had wrote to the Foundation Trust about the removal of car parking fees.  The response was received and circulated to members on 18 December 2018, and acknowledged the concerns.  However, the Trust had indicated that they would not rescind the decision but would re-affirm their commitment to tackle car parking concerns with local members.