The purpose of the Health
Commission is to provide an opportunity to feed into the
consultation on the future of Acute Hospital Services in
Worcestershire which is being carried out by the three Clinical
Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the county in January/March
2017.
The Health Commission will
provide elected Councillors with a chance to consult with
representatives of relevant health bodies about proposed changes to
acute services. In particular,
representatives from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and
Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG have been invited to discuss their
proposals at its first meeting. This
meeting will be open to the public to observe.
A key purpose of the Health
Commission is to provide an opportunity for local residents to
express their views in respect of the future of acute hospital
services. Residents are therefore being
invited to give their views at the second meeting of the Health
Commission or in writing. The Save the
Alex campaign will also be invited to give their views.
All evidence gathered during
these sessions will be collated and recorded in a report which will
be presented for the consideration of full Council at a meeting on
2nd March 2017. The Council
will determine what recommendations, if any, to make to the CCGs
during their consultation. Full Council
meetings are open to the public to observe.
It should be noted that
Redditch Borough Council has no power over the outcomes of the
consultation process or the future of acute hospital services in
Worcestershire.