November 5, 2016 12:21 pm
On the heels of yesterday’s successful meeting with nearly 300 people in Seaton Town Hall (see right), Independent County Councillor Claire Wright has now linked to the CCG’s Sustainability and Transformation Plan from September which sets out the need for cuts, including, she says:
Claire says, ‘It is more important than ever that our MPs back Sarah Wollaston and ask for more funding in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement.’ This is the point that Seaton Town Council also identified and which I put to Neil Parish MP yesterday. Parish accepted the point and said he will work for ‘more resources’, collaborating with Wollaston.
In response to a question from Paul Arnott of Colyton, former Chair of East Devon Alliance, Parish indicated that he would be prepared to vote against the Government on the Autumn Statement (23 Nov.) if there was no more funding for the NHS in Devon. Watch this space!
A troubling thing from yesterday’s meeting – Parish specifically asked Rebecca Harriott, CCG Chief Officer, if more funding would mean the community beds cuts would be reviewed: she refused to give that assurance.
Posted by Martin Shaw
Categories: NHS
Tags: Claire Wright, Devon, Neil Parish MP, NEW Devon CCG, NHS, Sarah Wollaston MP, Sustainability and Transformation Plan
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Hello Martin
Many thanks for your rapid update and good work.
Regards
Ken Gorf
The Lodge, Cherry Drive, Seaton, Devon EX12 2SD
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By Ken Gorf on November 5, 2016 at 1:07 pm
Thanks, Ken.
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By Martin Shaw on November 5, 2016 at 3:49 pm
[…] Neil Parish MP said he would press for additional resources – what will he do now that his Government has let him down? […]
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