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BATLEY BIRSTALL and BIRKENSHAW Tu ACBB2 Contact Officer: Vina Randhawa Tel. 07976 194493 KIRKLEES COUNCIL AREA COMMITTEE – BATLEY BIRSTALL AND BIRKENSHAW Tuesday 25 September 2012 Present: Councillor Peter O’Neill (Chair) Councillors Mahmood Akhtar, Andrew L Palfreeman, Shabir Pandor, Amanda L Stubley Apologies: Councillors Gwen Lowe, Robert Light, Hanif Mayet, Elizabeth Smaje Approximately 12 members of the public were in attendance 1 Welcomes and Introductions In the absence of Councillor Lowe, Councillor Peter O'Neill was nominated Chair for the meeting. The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and Members of the Committee introduced themselves to the public. 2 Neighbourhood Policing Team The Neighbourhood Policing Team provided an update on the crimes and community safety issues in Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw. Sergeant Garry Clayton and Police Constable Miles Widgery attended the meeting and reported: * Burglary dwellings were 15 less for the year than at the same time last year. * Anti social behaviour calls were 11.6% down on the same period last year and that overall crime was 159 less than the same period last year. * User satisfaction was the highest in Kirklees at 88.4% Sergeant Clayton outlined the three priorities for the area: * Cambridge Road * Mount Pleasant * Anti social behaviour and drug dealing in the Woodsome Estate area Pat Crisp raised an issue regarding Coal Pit Mews on Cross Bank, which Sergeant Clayton agreed to discuss at the next Tenants and Residents Association Meeting next Tuesday. The committee thanked Sergeant Garry Clayton and Police Constable Widgery for their attendance. 1 3 Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on Tuesday 26th June 2012 were circulated and approved as a correct record. 4 Interests None declared 5 Admissions of the public It was agreed that all items on the agenda were to be taken in public. 6 Deputations and Petitions The committee received a petition 'Save Dewsbury Hospital', concerning proposed changes to the Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The Committee agreed to refer the petition to the Well-being and Integration Service to consider the appropriate response. 7 Public Question Time None received 8 Budget Report The Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw Committee received an update on their devolved budget for 2012 – 2013, and approved revenue and capital projects as outlined below: Batley Revenue £34,607.43 Batley Capital £80,723.05 Birstall and Birkenshaw Revenue £11,324.50 Birstall and Birkenshaw Capital £33,036.85 To note underspend returned to budget as follows:- - £4,500.00 for Birstall Chamber of Trade Retail Radio Scheme to Birstall and Birkenshaw Capital Budget - £300.00 Batley Town Centre Environment Improvements to Batley Revenue Budget - £52.50 Birstall & Birkenshaw Garden Competition to Birstall and Birkenshaw Revenue Budget To note:- - George Street lighting upgrade overspend of £173.42, (to be met by the service). To note funding returned to Birstall and Birkenshaw Capital:- - £2,000 for St Paul’s Church (Ramp and entrance modifications) approved 26 June 2012 to come out of Birstall and Birkenshaw Community Buildings Grant (£15,603.62) approved 14 March 2012. 2 To note approved discretionary grants as follows:- - £400 (revenue) for Gujarati Writers Forum - £500 (revenue) for the Sunshine Centre - £500 (revenue) for North Kirklees Faith Forum - Diamond Jubilee Event To note approved fast track service commissioning funding as follows:- - £250 (revenue) Buy one get one free (B.O.G.O.F) Sash Jammer Initiative - £1,000 (revenue) Trinity Care – Support for Residents in Urgent Need - £500 Street Bikes Project - to come out of Supporting Voluntary Organisations in Youth Provision approved on 14/3/2012 Revenue Projects Approved - Technology Tournament - £500 - Holocaust Memorial Day 2013. Communities Together : Build a Bridge - Burundi Drummers Project - £1,850 Capital Projects Approved - Provision of Grit Bins - various locations in Batley East - £3,900 - Staincliffe Cricket Club Improvements - £8,500 Councillor O’Neill thanked Mashuda Sheikh and John Fletcher for attending the meeting to provide additional information as appropriate. 9 Batley Town Centre updates The Committee received an update on the Batley Town Centre Events Programme. Andrew Sloman, Town Centre Manager reported on: * Jubilee Tea Party held on the 9th June attended by close to a 1000 people including local businesses. * Batley Festival, a community event planned for the 29th September. * Batley Barn Dance on the 20th October organised by the Batley Business and Retail Association * Christmas Lights switch on 29 November * Batley’s Got Talent Competition – re-launch, engaging with Town Centres venues and clubs. Carolyne Barlow new Manager at Batley Resource Centre introduced herself and explained the centre was looking to merge with the National Children Centre, which would rejuvenate activity and bring new services back in the centre. The committee thanked Andrew Sloman and Carolyne Barlow for their attendance. 3 10 Proposed changes at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust The committee received a presentation on the Mid Yorkshire Clinical Services Strategy from Mike Potts, Chief Executive NHS Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield District. The presentation included drivers for change, options proposed and the decision making process involved. Formal consultation is set to start January 2013. David Kelly, Clinical Commissioning Chair of NHS North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, Dr Simon Enright Consultant and Clinical Advisor, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Lois Mellor, Acting Matron Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust were in attendance to field questions from the public. These included some of the following points: * Concerns were raised about transport time to access Pontefract or Pinderfield Hospitals when patient may be in need of urgent care. Dr Kelly explained that time was important but accessing the right care at the other end was also critical. Currently all Accident and Emergency operate a triage system which already redirect patients to the correct specialists who may be based in a different hospital. * Concerns were raised about paramedics and ambulance services being able to make the correct assessment at the onset. Mike Potts explained that ambulance staff will follow rigorous protocols, and all hospitals will still carry out patient resuscitation. * Mike Potts clarified that currently patients can choose which hospital they wish to attend for all planned surgery or planned maternity service, as long as the hospital offers the required specialism. * Mike Potts explained that proposals will be reviewed by independent experts before going through the 3 months consultation period. If proposals don’t pass the experts’ inspection, they will have to go back to the drawing board. * Councillor Pandor pointed out that Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust crosses over two Local Authorities and was not coterminous to Kirklees. Mike Potts confirmed that the organisational form of the Trust did not impact on how clinical services were organised/ delivered - the same tariff was paid for an operation regardless of where it was carried out. * Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is contracted to deliver acute services, but currently its costs are in excess of the funding received from Central Government. As it stands, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust would not be granted Foundation Trust status which is required by mid 2014 as per government directives; therefore considerations need to be given to efficiencies and wider picture. * Dr Enright confirmed that patients responded much better when convalescing at home which is why short hospital stays were actively encouraged and were not about costs saving considerations. Dr Enright added that services in the community needed to match the need so people didn’t have to recover in hospitals. Any planned surgery ought to be local, whilst blue light emergency services would be directed to trauma/specialist centres. 4 * Mike Potts agreed that transport and access to hospital services is a big problem and his role is to make sure the transport agencies understand the changes, as money allocated to Mid Yorkshire is for care, not transport. * Councillor Pandor stressed that levels of deprivation are high in some pockets of North Kirklees, and accentuated by the current economical context and policy reforms. Councillor Pandor was concerned that we may see an increase in social and mental health needs at a local level. Dr Kelly confirmed that this was a very important consideration and they were working closely with the Health and Well Being Partnership Board on wider aspects of patients’ health and well being. * Mike Potts indicated that they regularly refer to the JSNA (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment) led by Dr Judith Hooper to help target initiatives where need is greatest. * Mike Potts explained whilst the Health Budget had increased by small increments, the Social Care Budget had decreased quickly in recent years. However both budgets were irremediably linked. * Lois Mellor referred to a Birthplace study carried out with 8000 women in 2011 which highlights that only 28% of the women required transfer to a different hospital to access specialist services. * Members of the public praised the work carried out by community midwives providing an essential face to face service. Lois Mellor confirmed a community midwife spent the majority of her working day within the community. Staff from the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and NHS North
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