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Notice of Motion Submitted by Councillor Dawson

Meeting: 27/06/2013 - Council (Item 31)

Notice of Motion Submitted by Councillor Dawson

To consider the following Motion submitted by Councillor Dawson:

 

“This Council notes the problems which have been increasingly encountered by local residents seeking urgent and emergency care, whether this is from General Practitioners, telephone advice systems, A&E departments or ambulances.

 

The Council:

 

(1)  urges the Government to take steps to ensure that quality standards for all urgent and emergency services are maintained and improved; and

 

(2)  commits itself, through its overview and scrutiny function, to monitoring the quality and availability of local urgent and emergency health care.”

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Dawson, seconded by Councillor P. Dowd and

 

RESOLVED:

 

This Council notes the problems which have been increasingly encountered by local residents seeking urgent and emergency care, whether this is from General Practitioners, telephone advice systems, A&E departments or ambulances.

 

The Council:

 

(1)       urges the Government to take steps to ensure that quality standards for all urgent and emergency services are maintained and improved; and

 

(2)       commits itself, through its Overview and Scrutiny function, to monitoring the quality and availability of local urgent and emergency health care.