Chirbury and Worthen

Chirbury and Worthen Division elects one Councillor.

Candidates:
Division Name Party Survey
Chirbury and Worthen KIDD, Heather Mary LD  
Chirbury and Worthen MORGAN, Philip Dennis 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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment1
KIDD, Heather Mary LD But they may need different emphasis or more co-ordination.
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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment2
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Again the internal Health service structure and rules often do not allow this to be the most effective or efficient. in depth look at how that delivery is organised is required
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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment3
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Essential . dire at present. Funding required.Where from? without joined up thinking this will be taken from areas such as Leisure Centres which are also vital for health programmes.
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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment4
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Definately
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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Unsure
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment5
KIDD, Heather Mary LD This money needs to be well targeted more work required – not by health chiefs!!!
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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment6
KIDD, Heather Mary LD a shocking piece of work
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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment7
KIDD, Heather Mary LD but there are always buts. This needs to be accountable and independent.
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
KIDD, Heather Mary LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment8
KIDD, Heather Mary LD But as a member now it is not always possible to ‘ensure’ as we are often out voted.