Saturday, July 01, 2006
DEFENDING OUR NHS
Good news! Primary Care Trust agrees to re-think plan for Community Services
Both Cllr.Sheila Smith-Pryor and Cllr.John Beanse attended the Board meeting of Waltham Forest Primary Care Trust yesterday (Friday, 30th June). There was a lobby by District Nurses, Health Visitors, union representatives and concerned mothers, protesting about the planned cuts in frontline services. In the event, the Board took note of the arguments and the debate at the Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee (see report on HEALTH SCRUTINY by clicking on Archives for June) and decided to WITHDRAW the document.
There will now be work done on a new plan to deliver a similar amount of savings (£1 million approx.) by other measures. This new plan will need careful study, but for now it is good news that local concerns about our health services have been heeded.
# posted by John Beanse @ 5:30 PM 
