Issue - meetings

The Mayor indicated that Councillor Dawson had expanded his Motion by including a paragraph 3 and an addendum was circulated in that respect.

It was moved by Councillor Dawson, seconded by Councillor Pugh and following debate, it was unanimously:

RESOLVED:

NHS Services in the North-West

This Council:

1)    Notes that plans to restructure the provision of NHS services, particularly the siting of acute services throughout the North West Region, has been continuing for some time, with the process largely proceeding in secret and not involving either patients or the wider communities involved.

2)           Commits itself to working with local communities to ensure that profound   changes which significantly affect the manner in which the NHS is delivered and received in this area are not introduced into hospitals and clinics serving local communities, without the fullest genuine involvement of local residents and their elected representatives in any such decisions.

3)         Following the Clinical Senate Review of the Transformation of Acute Services in Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust (2019), this Council wishes to make clear, in the context of that report, that the Council faced with the alternative of consolidated hot site in Southport or Ormskirk, has a clear preference for Southport.