Public Speaking Time/Open Session
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.
Minutes:
Ms Charlotte Peters Rock addressed the Committee regarding a recent decision by East Cheshire NHS Trust to permanently close Tatton Ward in Knutsford and suggested that closure of services had caused pressures on other NHS services resulting in issues of over subscription to beds in A&E and Acute Care. She suggested that the pressure on the care system and carers was having a knock on effect on health services provided to the wider population of Cheshire East and asked the Committee what it would be doing to ameliorate the issue.