113 Task/Finish Group - Future healthcare project Knutsford and Congleton PDF 72 KB
To give consideration to the draft final report of the Task and Finish Group
Minutes:
The Committee considered a report of the Task and Finish Review on Future Healthcare Proposals for Knutsford and Congleton. It was explained that the original remit of the review was to consider and make recommendations on the proposals by the Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) for future healthcare provision in both Knutsford and Congleton. However due to external factors, the review concentrated increasingly on Knutsford as it had developed.
It was reported that whilst the Group had carried a lot of detailed and extensive research, it had been difficult to finalise the report and come to conclusions due to delays arising during the General election period, financial difficulties of the PCT and the coalition Government’s proposals for substantial change in the NHS.
With this in mind, it was suggested that the report should be kept as a note to inform a possible future Task and Finish Review, as the issues involved had not gone away. Indeed, it was noted that could be new opportunities to develop both health and social care provision in Knutsford in light of the renewed interest from local GPs and the changes emerging from the health white paper.
RESOLVED –
a) That the report be received
b) That the report be kept as a note to inform any subsequent Task and Finish Reviews on similar issues.