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Public must
influence North Devon Health Services
‘The Way Ahead’
is a welcome consultation
Saturday 29
February 2008
The lead
Councillor for Health in Torridge has welcomed ‘The
Way Ahead’, a consultation to change health services
in Devon. He also welcomes a commitment from Devon PCT to save community
hospitals.
Speaking after
Devon’s Health & Adult Overview and Scrutiny
Committee had reviewed the document, Adam Symons, who represents Torridge on
this committee, called on the public to make sure that they put their views
forward on how North Devon's health services should be improved.
“I welcome this consultation, as it sets out the
need to decentralise health services to communities. I support this, as I know
that my local communities want more services closer to their homes, and in their
Doctor's surgeries.”
“I am also pleased to say that during the meeting,
we sought assurances from the Chief Executive of the PCT that community
hospitals would not be closed. He has made a commitment that there will be no
community hospital closures in Devon while he is Chief Executive. That is great
news for places like Torrington and Holsworthy. In fact, I hope that this will
mean that they get more services transferred to them from the acute hospitals
such as Derriford in Plymouth.”
If you want to
find out more about the consultation, or respond to the plans put forward by the
PCT and Devon County Council, call 0845 155 1012 or email
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