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What does the future hold for the NHS? (PR 1138)
What should the NHS look like in 10 years? That's the question being put to councillors from Ealing and across London who are coming together to look at new proposals for the future of the city's health services.
Councillors from every London borough are set to take part in the biggest ever joint overview and scrutiny committee to examine proposals from the capital's primary care trusts, which set out how they want to change over the next 10 years to meet future healthcare needs.
The plans, which are set out in 'Healthcare for London – Consulting the Capital', could mean a new look for local hospitals and the creation of polyclinics, which will allow people to see a range of different health care specialists under one roof.
Over the next three months the Committee will hear from a wide range of national and local organisations and individuals, to help it come up with a set of recommendations to present to NHS bosses.
Ealing’s representative on the Committee, Councillor Mark Reen, said: "The proposals have potential implications for healthcare in London. Ealing’s participation in the London-wide scrutiny committee is important as it allows Ealing the opportunity to have its views heard at the beginning of the process. I hope local residents will contact me to let me know what they think about the plans."
The Committee, which includes councillors from the counties
surrounding London, will also examine the way the NHS is consulting
the public on the proposals.
The next meeting of the
Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be
on 18 January 2008 in the City of London Guildhall, EC2P 2EJ. All
meetings are open to the public and
Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee
meeting papers can be viewed and downloaded from this
website. To submit views contact Nigel Spalding, Scrutiny
Review Officer on 020 8825 8182 or email
scrutiny@ealing.gov.uk