Issue - meetings

A total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to make a statement(s) on any matter that falls within the remit of the Committee.

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned, where there are a number of speakers.

Note: in order for officers to undertake any background research, it would be helpful if members of the public notified the Scrutiny officer listed at the foot of the agenda at least one working day before the meeting with brief details of the matter to be covered.

Mr Kevin Hammersley addressed the Committee on prostate cancer screening.  He explained that he was a member of the Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group and the Group was a member of the National Prostate Awareness Federation.  The Federation had purchased portable bioscan machines which could test for prostate cancer and used these machines across the country.  Some pharmacies offered a walk in testing service.  He explained that a simple finger prick test could also be used to give a reading and if the results were higher than normal the man would be advised to visit his GP.  The Leighton Hospital Group had held an event at Nantwich Football Ground that 500 men had attended and Mr Hammersley referred to a recent event at Penrith that 60 men had attended – men appeared willing to attend these local events.  He was aware of the limitations of PSA testing but prostate cancer killed a high number of men each year.

Mrs Charlotte Peters Rock addressed the Committee in relation to the Knutsford Integrated Health and Wellbeing Centre.  She requested that note be taken of local feeling and that the Tatton Ward and Bexton Court should be reopened pending the resolution of the proposals to build an Integrated Care Centre.  She also referred to the public transport service from Knutsford to Macclesfield and Congleton.  She raised the issue of the Vice Chairman of the Committee being the former Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Health and Wellbeing and Adult Social Care.