The Principal Overview
and Scrutiny Officer showed examples of press articles relating to
Adults. Wellbeing and Health which related to:
- Proposals by North
Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust to progress the building of a new
hospital at Wynyard – the Trust would be attending the
meeting of the Committee on 26 November to provide more
details.
- The consultation
process by the County Council on the Joint Health and Wellbeing
Strategy – a report and presentation would be made to the
special meeting of the Committee on 15 October to enable comments
on the draft priorities to be fed into the consultation.
The consultation period ended on 19
October 2012.
- Reference to review
of ambulance cover by the North East Ambulance Service,
particularly referring to the Durham Dales. Assurances had been sought that no changes would
be implemented without a formal consultation exercise. Details of the proposed independent evaluation
referred to in the minutes of the meeting held on 24 July had been
received, and the Rural Ambulance Monitoring Group were involved in the process. Councillor Nicholls referred to the increased
pressure now being placed on ambulance staff countrywide caused by
the closure of A and E units.
Councillor Savory informed the
Committee that the press article referred to had caused great
concern to the residents of the Durham Dales around any changes to
the ambulance service. Councillor
Stradling reminded the Committee it had
received assurances that full consultation by the North East
Ambulance Service would take place before and decisions were
made.