20th June 2006 At a full meeting of Oxfordshire County Council today (20th June), a motion by Green Group County leader, Cllr Larry Sanders, condemning the Labour Government's cuts in local NHS services succeeded in gaining the support of all Councillors with only minor amendment. Text of motion below. FMI: 01865 723981 (Cllr Larry Sanders) 1. Motion from Councillor Larry Sanders ( amended text) County Council 20th June 2006
“This Council Recognises:
(i) that the enormous cuts in staffing and resources for the current financial year imposed on the Oxford Radcliffe Trust, Primary Care Trusts (PCT) and all Oxfordshire NHS trusts, have created real risks to the health and well being of the people of Oxfordshire, and will have a major impact on the ability of the Council to meet its responsibilities under Community Care legislation,;
(ii) that valuable work is being done by Oxfordshire’s MPs and the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee in lobbying the Secretary of State for Health and others, Oxfordshire’s NHS Trusts and the media about the effect which these cuts will have on patients;
(iii) that the Oxford Radcliffe Trust is already consulting on the reduction of its current deficit and that this should continue to avoid increasing the deficit still further.
The Council urges the Secretary of State for Health and the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority and its successor to halt the cuts being made by Oxfordshire’s PCTs until the new Oxfordshire PCT is in place and a full review can take place with appropriate consultation and:
asks the Chief Executive to write to:
(a) the Health Secretary, the Chief Executives of the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority and the Oxfordshire NHS Trusts, making these views known;
(b) the County’s MPs and the County’s District Councils seeking their support for the proposed moratorium;
(c) the appropriate media outlets, making these views known.”
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