Deputations/Petitions/Presentations/Questions
To consider any requests
received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the
Council’s constitution.
Minutes:
The Committee received the deputation by Dave
King on behalf of the Better Local Healthcare Campaign (BLHC)
opposing the Health and Social Care Bill, including:
- Concerns that the bill would lead to
further privatisation of health services and divert resources from
patients to profits and increased competition would result in
poorer quality care.
- Doctor-Patient relationships will be
affected.
- Concerns about the financial costs
and local expertise lost during implementation of the bill.
- Lack of public accountability of the
GP consortia.
- Concerns that health inequalities
would occur.
RESOLVED to note the
deputation.