Alveley and Claverley

Alveley and Claverley Division elects one Councillor.

Candidates:
Division Name Party Survey
Alveley and Claverley TAYLOR, Colin LD  
Alveley and Claverley WOODWARD, Tina Con (Did not respond)

1. Will you support sufficient funding to enable all Shropshire’s Public Health programmes to continue, and to allow the development and implementation of new programmes to improve the health of Shropshire people?

Name Party Q1
TAYLOR, Colin LD Yes

Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment1
TAYLOR, Colin LD I believe that a an extra tax should be put to support the NHS

2. Will you support sufficient funding for health visiting in Shropshire to ensure the full implementation of NHS England’s recommended model: ‘The universal health visitor reviews’ – five mandated reviews?

Name Party Q2
TAYLOR, Colin LD Yes
Comments and explanations: None

3. Will you support Shropshire Council commissioning and subsidising public transport sufficient to enable all patients without their own transport to access health services reliably?

Name Party Q3
TAYLOR, Colin LD Yes

Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment3
TAYLOR, Colin LD There needs to be a proper consultation on public needs for transport to access health and education across the county. The recent survey done by the County conservatives was a farce and a total sham

4. Will you support the funding of Healthwatch at a level sufficient to fully exercise its statutory role, and do you agree that it should be able to determine its own programmes of work independent of any Council veto?

Name Party Q4
TAYLOR, Colin LD Yes
Comments and explanations: None

5. Do you agree that the Health and Wellbeing Board should only apply the Better Care Fund on programmes that will improve health and wellbeing, rather than transferring the cost of provision from the NHS to the Council, voluntary organisations, and individual patients?

Name Party Q4
TAYLOR, Colin LD Yes
Comments and explanations: None

6. Will you vote against endorsement of the current Shropshire Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) in which Shropshire Council is a partner?

Name Party Q6
TAYLOR, Colin LD Yes

Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment6
TAYLOR, Colin LD The administration of Shropshire unitary has failed the public by not standing up to government and demanding parity with other CC’s To many Conservative MP’s in the county who are not prepared to “rock the boat” and stand up for their constituents

7. Will you vote against endorsement of future versions of the STP if it does not meet the following red lines: (a) no reduction of provision or access to in-County secondary care, including emergency care; (b) no reduction of hospital beds in either RSH or PRH unless bed occupancy rates have been running at 85% consistently for 12 months; (c) no reduction in acute/secondary care services that are being transferred to the community without high quality evidence based community provision being in place, fully operational, and proven to be successful; (d) no reduction in beds and service provision at our community hospitals; (e) a real increase in community mental health provision; (f) the continued provision of accessible Midwife-Led Maternity Units, in line with national guidance and with no reduction in current services; (g) a real improvement in ambulance provision to ensure NHS England target response times can be met across the County; (h) no increase in the fragmentation or privatisation of services?

Name Party Q7
TAYLOR, Colin LD Yes

Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment7
TAYLOR, Colin LD I recently marched in Bridgnorth against the proposed alterations to maternity services in the town

8. If a member of the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, or the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, will you ensure that there is full public consultation on any proposed changes to NHS service that might negatively impact any patients, and if such proposals are subsequently agreed by the relevant NHS body, will you vote to refer the proposals to the Secretary of State for Health?

Name Party Q8
TAYLOR, Colin LD Unsure

Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment8
TAYLOR, Colin LD There are far to many unknowns to be able to say yes or no .It depends on how thorough any consultation has been.I was on the county Health overview and scrutiny committee prior to the county moving to unitary so I am aware that there were far to many “half cocked “consultations and that vocal pressure groups and single issue groups can “swing” a issue in their favour for a particular outcome.Overall I am in favour of a much better funded NHS and if certain issues can not be resolved then by all means refer the matter to a a higher body.As a long time Liberal Democrat I have always supported fully the proper provision for health ( mental and Physical ) and social care at all levels for all regardless of their circumstances.