Belle Vue Division elects one Councillor.
| Division | Name | Party | Survey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue | CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | |
| Belle Vue | LATHAM, Dave | Grn | |
| Belle Vue | TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | |
| Belle Vue | WRAY, Simon James | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Yes |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
| Name | Party | Comment1 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Do support this, but with the caveat that clearly not all new programmes can be supported, and so the missing element here is thorough and fair evaluation of which programmes should be prioritised to improve the health of Shropshire people |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | We need a fully funded NHS. This is essential for the health of the public and NHS staff alike |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Yes |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Yes |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | Ye |
Comments and explanations:
| Name | Party | Comment3 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes, with the caveat that “all patients” should probably be clarified further |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Public transport in Shropshire needs better funding and improving in general. I support this idea but additional/alternative solutions should also be explored for the common good of all residents. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Unsure |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
| Name | Party | Comment4 |
|---|---|---|
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Healthwatch is very important and should be free to make recommendations without fear of politicians. It must be fully funded and independent to perform its role properly. We need to work together to make sure that effective and realistic solutions can be implemented. As I understand it, local authorities can’t go against health watch advice without public written justification so I am unsure what is meant by the term ‘council veto’ in the question. I would certainly push for the council, which is unfortunately likely to be conservative led again, to be held fully to account when they go against Healthwatch advice in pursuit of austerity measures that damage our NHS. |
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 | Q5 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Unsure |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Yes |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
| Name | Party | Comment5 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Support the general aim, but not have the expertise to specifically answer this |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | The NHS should be free at the point of use – making patients pay would lead to an unfair 2 tier systems. Although voluntary organisations who support services should be applauded, we should never get to a place where services can only survive due to the generosity of these volunteers. We need a fully funded NHS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Yes |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
| Name | Party | Comment6 |
|---|---|---|
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | I support 2 A&Es in Shropshire. We are a large county and it is not safe to cut funding and provision due to the ideological austerity dogma of the Conservatives. In its current form, the STP is not a good plan for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Clearly, this is a national issue of funding. We need a stronger MP who will fight the government cuts. We also need to find a way to safely staff and resource 2 A&Es |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Yes |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
| Name | Party | Comment7 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Do support this generally, although there a lot of points here and not entirely clear what is covered by “fragmentation” of services |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | We also need the STP to guarantee to staff and resource these essential services properly. The NHS needs to attract and pay staff accordingly and not vilify them like in the recent Junior Doctor dispute. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Yes |
| LATHAM, Dave | Grn | Yes |
| TAYLOR, Harry | Lab | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
| Name | Party | Comment8 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Daniel Adam | LD | Very much in favour of improving the quality of consultation on changes |
