The Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet at County Hall in Chichester next Wednesday June 25, at 10.30am. The meeting will also be webcast online via the West Sussex County Council website. Representatives from the three hospitals most directly affected, St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, Worthing Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, have been invited to attend the meeting and give their views to the Committee.
Local authorities representing the residents affected by any changes to hospital services in the future are also being invited to address the Committee on June 25th. These include the district, borough, county and unitary councils from East and West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Portsmouth and Brighton & Hove.
The meeting will focus on the decisions made by West Sussex Primary Care Trust (PCT) on the model for future health services and the location of the major general hospital.
Committee Chairman Peter Griffiths said:
"We felt it was important for key local councils to have one last say to the Committee on the decision making process and in particular the weighting and criteria the PCT used in deciding the future health service model and location of the major general hospital for West Sussex".
MPs and representatives from the three hospital campaign groups will be invited to speak at the Committee’s next meeting on Wednesday July 23.
The webcast of this meeting will be available via a link from the West Sussex County Council web cast pages.
Notes to editors
A Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) is formed when NHS proposals affect more than one area and in this case comprises those local authorities consulted by the West Sussex and Brighton & Hove PCTs. The JHOSC has the power to scrutinise the proposals, make recommendations to the PCTs and if not satisfied by their response, to refer the disputed issues to the Secretary of State for Health.
The JHOSC is made up of councillor representatives from the following local authorities:
- Brighton & Hove City Council
- East Sussex County Council
- Hampshire County Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Surrey County Council
- West Sussex County Council
Further information on JHOSC meetings and agenda.
This press release has been issued by the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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