To receive and consider the recommendations of the Cabinet (Minute 226(e)) as an amendment to the following Notice of Motion submitted previously to the Council by Councillor Wright and referred thereto in accordance with Standing Order 8(2), namely
This Council notes the millions of pounds that local communities have invested into their community hospitals over many years, across Devon.
This Council appreciates how much local people care about their hospitals, about retaining beds in those hospitals that still have them and about retaining health services in those that have lost their beds.
This Council acknowledges that the strong feeling that is present in many communities in Devon about the retention of community hospital buildings where beds have been closed.
This Council strongly supports the retention of all Devon community hospital buildings for the provision of health and social care services and will strongly oppose any plans to declare any community hospital building surplus to requirements.
Having had regard to the aforementioned, any factual briefing/position statement on the matter set out in Report CSO/18/25 and other suggestions or alternatives considered at that meeting the Cabinet subsequently resolved:
that Council be asked to note that this is a matter for the NHS but this Council will work in partnership to influence decision making appropriate to individual circumstances, including population need and the quality of building.
Minutes:
Pursuant to County Council Minute 128 of 19th July 2018 relating to the Notice of Motion set out below as previously submitted and formally moved and seconded by Councillor Wright that:
This Council notes the millions of pounds that local communities have invested into their community hospitals over many years, across Devon.
This Council appreciates how much local people care about their hospitals, about retaining beds in those hospitals that still have them and about retaining health services in those that have lost their beds.
This Council acknowledges that the strong feeling that is present in many communities in Devon about the retention of community hospital buildings where beds have been closed.
This Council strongly supports the retention of all Devon community hospital buildings for the provision of health and social care services and will strongly oppose any plans to declare any community hospital building surplus to requirements.
and having had regard to the advice of the Cabinet set out in Minute 226(e) of 12 September 2018:
Councillor Hart MOVED and Councillor McInnes SECONDED that the Cabinet’s amendment be accepted and that Council note this is a matter for the NHS, but the Council will work in partnership to influence decision making appropriate to individual circumstances, including population need and the quality of building.
The amendment in the name of Councillor Hart was then put to the vote and declared CARRIED
Councillor Shaw then MOVED and Councillor Wright SECONDED
That after the words ‘That Council’ insert ‘welcomes the statement by the Health Secretary at the Conservative Party Conference that “the era of blindly, invariably closing community hospitals is over” and therefore’.
That the words ‘be asked to note that’ be replaced with ‘while’.
The word ‘but’ be deleted; and
replace all words from the word ‘appropriate’ and insert text: ‘in the direction of retaining all community hospitals to be used as health and wellbeing centres for their areas.’
The amended motion to read (new text in red):
That Council welcomes the statement by the Health Secretary at the Conservative Party Conference that “the era of blindly, invariably closing community hospitals is over” and therefore while this is a matter for the NHS, this Council will work in partnership to influence decision making in the direction of retaining all community hospitals to be used as health and wellbeing centres for their areas.
Councillor Biederman MOVED and Councillor Wright SECONDED that, in accordance with Standing Order 32, the vote on the amendment in the name of Councillor Shaw shall be by a roll call vote.
The Motion was put to the vote and declared LOST.
The amendment in the name of Councillor Shaw was then put to the vote and declared LOST.
(In accordance with Standing Order 32(4) Councillors Ackland, Atkinson, Aves, Asvachin, Brennan, Hannaford, Hawkins and Whitton asked that their vote for Councillor Shaw’s amendment be recorded).
Councillor Hart then MOVED and Councillor McInnes SECONDED that the Motion be amended to incorporate the words from the failed amendment and the addition of words ‘where appropriate’. To read as follows.
That Council welcomes the statement by the Health Secretary at the Conservative Party Conference that “the era of blindly, invariably closing community hospitals is over” and therefore while this is a matter for the NHS, this Council will work in partnership to influence decision making in the direction of retaining all community hospitals, where appropriate, to be used as health and wellbeing centres for their areas.
The amendment in the name of Councillor Hart was then put to the vote and declared CARRIED and thereafter as the substantive motion.