Issue - meetings

Members considered the following motion submitted by Councillor P. Lammas.

“Bromsgrove District Council wishes to express its deep concern regarding the recent Care Quality Commission report on the Worcestershire Acute Health Trust.

The Trust has failed to meet legal standards for nutrition, hydration and dignity.

Public confidence in the Trust has deteriorated and this Council is concerned about the health and welfare of patients in the Alexandra Hospital.

This Council requests that:

1)                 Worcestershire PCT undertake a scrutiny into the management systems that enabled this failure to occur;

2)                 Worcestershire Health Overview & Scrutiny Panel undertake an urgent scrutiny into the standards of care given to patients; and

3)                 Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust undertake scrutiny on their failures and report back the measures they have put in place to reassure the public.”

The motion was moved by Councillor P. Lammas and seconded by Councillor P. M. McDonald.

An alteration to the motion was proposed by Councillor Dr.  B. T. Cooper. Following advice from the Chief Executive and with the consent of the proposer and seconder, the following was added to the above motion:

“4)       Council Officers be tasked to investigate the feasibility of setting up a body equivalent to a former Community Health Council to interact with local NHS Trusts on behalf of the citizens of Bromsgrove and report back to the Chamber in the near future.”

Having been put to the vote, the Chairman declared the motion (as altered) to be CARRIED.