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Community Hospitals (Scottish Executive Policy) (PE806)

Wednesday 26 October 2005 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 7 contributions · 3 speakers

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Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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Petition PE806 by Mr Len Wyse calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review its policy on community hospitals and in the meantime to introduce a moratorium on any closures of such hospitals, which are vital to the NHS in Scotland and particularly in rural areas such as the Scottish Borders.At its meeting on 2 February 2005, the committee agreed to write to the Scottish Executive, the national workforce committee, the south-east regional workforce group, the national advisory group on service change and Borders NHS Board. Responses have now been received from all those organisations. Members have had a chance to look at those responses; are there any suggestions?

Helen Eadie Lab Dunfermline East
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Perhaps we should ask the petitioner for his views on the responses.

Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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That would be our normal course of action. If members agree, we will await the petitioner's views.Members indicated agreement.

Euan Robson LD Roxburgh and Berwickshire
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When would we want a response by? Mr Wyse is a constituent of mine and Borders NHS Board will come to a conclusion tomorrow on its recommendation on both Coldstream and Jedburgh cottage hospitals, which were the focus of the petition. Following that recommendation, there will be a period of public consultation, which will last until February.I would like to advise my constituent. I presume that you would want him to get back to you fairly soon so that the committee's further deliberations can fit into the time before the board takes its final decision.

Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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We would not take a view on the board's decision, but the normal timescale for responses is six weeks.

Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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I hope that we will get a response from the petitioner. It will then be up to Mr Wyse how he responds to the board's consultation.

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