Issue - meetings

Report of the Sefton Place Director, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

The Committee considered the report of the Sefton Place Director, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, that provided an update about the work of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, Sefton. The report outlined details of the following:

• Southport major incident recovery
• Womens Hospital Services in Liverpool Programme
• Closure of Lincoln House GP Surgery
• GP Collective Action
• GP Workforce Data

Members of the Committee asked questions/commented on the following issues:

·       The pyscholigical impact of the Southport incident

·       The work with schools following the Southport incident

·       Breakdown of GP workforce data between the North and South of the Borough would be useful.

·       The learning taken from the Lincold House Surgery closure in terms of communications to patients

·       When the case for change document would be published for the Liverpool Womens Hopsital

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the update report submitted by the Sefton Place Director, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside (Sefton) be noted;

(2)  That an update on the pyschological impact of the Southport incident be brought to the next Committee meeting;

(3)  Than an informal session on the work with Schools following the Southport incident be arranged and members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Childrens Services and Safeguarding) be invited.