County Local Committees join forces to look at health issues

County Local Committees join forces to look at health issues

County Local Committee (CLC) members from Mid Sussex, Crawley and Horsham will come together for a special meeting to look at health issues on Tuesday July 20th.

Experts from NHS West Sussex, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and West Sussex County Council will give updates and answer questions on a number of topical health issues.

The meeting is being held at Drill Hall in Denne Road, Horsham, from 2-4pm.

The three main issues will be:

• The pilot project to extend the opening hours of Horsham Minor Injuries Unit. A presentation will be given by Paul Trevethick (Area Director, NHS West Sussex) and Sam Stanbridge (Joint Director of Commissioning for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust).

• The potential new hospital and associated development at Pease Pottage. A general update on this possible development will be given by Mike Link, Head of Planning and Partnerships at West Sussex County Council.

• Representatives from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will speak about what steps have been taken to improve hygiene at East Surrey Hospital following a recent lapse in standards. (The Care Quality Commission has since reported that the hospital now fully meets the hygiene code.) The Chief Executive (Gail Wannell), Chairman (Ian Williams) and Director of Nursing, Quality and Governance (Mary Sexton) will be at the meeting.

The meeting is being hosted by North Horsham CLC and representatives from the following CLCs have been invited to attend:

• Chanctonbury

• West Crawley

• East Crawley

• North Mid Sussex

• Central Mid Sussex

• South Mid Sussex

North Horsham CLC Chairman, Brad Watson OBE, said: “I hope this will be an interesting and informative meeting where we will be able to look at a number of issues relating to health which affect a significant number of people across West Sussex.

“There will also be an opportunity for the public to take part in the meeting and ask questions about services which affect their everyday lives. I would urge people to come along and get involved.”

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