Agenda item
Items selected by Non-Executive members
In accordance with Standing Order 39 the following items have been submitted by the members indicated:
(a) Councillor Bessong – Bogus charity workers
(b) Councillor Mistry – Stag Lane Medical Centre
(c) No item submitted
Minutes:
(i) Bogus charity workers
Councillor Bessong introduced his item by emphasising the concern he had over this matter whereby someone would call at a person’s house claiming to be fund raising but instead would rob them. He wanted the Lead Member to explain what might be done to prevent this happening.
Councillor Matthews (Lead Member for Crime Prevention and Public Safety) responded by pointing out that the issue raised was a national problem which was recorded as reported crime and was taken very seriously. The Council’s Trading Standards Service had established a joint team with the police which operated in areas where it was known this crime took place and an arrest had been made which would act as a deterrent to others. It was also necessary to educate people on the risks of this crime happening to them. Councillor Matthews stated that incidents of this crime taking place should be reported to the police irrespective of whether any money was handed over.
(ii) Stag Lane Medical Centre
Councillor Mistry introduced her item by claiming that NHS Brent was not being open with its plans for the centre. The Chief Executive of the PCT had been invited to a public meeting but had sent a representative who had been unable to answer the questions people had. She asked if any discussions had taken place and whether any decisions had been taken on the reconfiguration of the service.
Councillor Colwill (Lead Member for Adults, Health and Social Care) re-assured members that the situation had been kept under review and stated that he was able to provide the following update supplied by NHS Brent:
“Following an underground survey, we have established that the building has stopped moving for the immediate future. We are proposing to isolate the side of the building where the GP practice is located and which is unaffected by the movement, so that services can continue to be provide there.
We have now relocated all the community services that were in the side of the building affected by the crack.
Community Dentistry Services have moved to Wembley Centre for Health. This move would have had to happen at some time this year as decontamination standards have risen for dentistry equipment and we can only achieve this cost effectively by centralising this service into one location.
Family Planning Services have moved to Chalkhill.
Dietetics has been relocated to Wembley but we are looking to provide the session in a GP practice in Kingsbury.
Possible locations for blood tests and the baby clinic are still being explored and are likely to be a Kingsbury GP practice and Lindsay Drive Community Centre respectively.
The PCT is considering what steps we can take at the Stag Lane Clinic and other sites to provide as many of the services in the Kingsbury area for the next two years. We will inform all parties as soon as final arrangements have been made.
We are considering the possibility of developing a new centre on the Roberts Court site but the financial position going forward means such a development would require a number of practices coming together into one building so that a new building is revenue neutral. Discussions are being held with the practices concerned. A decision on the new development will not be made until 2010”.
RESOLVED:-
that the response provided by the Lead Member on each item be noted.
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