Minutes:
The forum was addressed by Mr Hearn on behalf of Concept Town Planning and Ms Tiller on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Mr Hearn updated the forum regarding the surgery car park, including the steps being taken to overcome the issues raised with the previous planning application and informed that the intention was to resubmit the planning application during April 2021.
Members then went on to discuss the wider issues of healthcare provision within Whiteley and Ms Tiller provided the forum with an overview of healthcare provision in the area and the high-level triggers that would generate a requirement for a separate, standalone healthcare facility.
Members asked questions and debated several issues, including; current healthcare staffing levels, local primary care networks and the benefits of “scale”, the potential for a “satellite” health care provision in North Whiteley, viable population sizes and how to better communicate with residents over health care provision and the rationale for decision making. It was suggested that there was potential for developers and the forum to identify a space for future provision and that this could be discussed further at the next meeting.
Ms Tiller confirmed that she would welcome the opportunity to attend the next meeting of the forum with a clinical colleague to present the rationale around the health needs analysis, the decisions that flowed from that analysis and to answer member’s subsequent questions.