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.