Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn Division elects two Councillors.
Division | Name | Party | Survey |
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Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | EMERY, Craig David | Lab | |
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | |
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | HERBERT, Paul | Grn | (Did not respond) |
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | JONES, Thomas Mark | Con | (Did not respond) |
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | MACEY, Robert John | Con | (Did not respond) |
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | |
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | STEVENS, Henry John | LD |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Yes |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Yes |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Yes |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment1 |
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ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | I support a public health service that is & remains publicly owned, funded and provided. |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Funding for the Health Service nationally must be improved to ensure it remains relevant to the growing needs of the population and a public sevice free at the point of delivery. |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Yes |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Yes |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Unsure |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment2 |
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ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | I support funding for health visiting but am unaware of the, “NHS England’s recommended model: The universal health visitor reviews – five mandated reviews”, to which you refer so cannot comment on this. |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Yes |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Yes |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Yes |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Unsure |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment3 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | As long as this is done on a ‘need’ basis rather than a ‘want’ |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | I fully support the need for transport to enable all patients who need it to access health services I think there needs to be a more detailed debate on how this should be funded and by whom. |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Unsure |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Unsure |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Yes |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment4 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | I would support the funding aspect of the question however I would be reluctant to withdraw a Council veto as I believe every programme/organisation should be developed with checks & balances in place |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Wary of having Healthwatch determining its own programme without some form of independent oversight. |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | From the limited knowledge I have of the status & workings of Health Watch. |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Yes |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Yes |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Unsure |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment5 |
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ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | On the basis of the question I would say “Yes” as I would not support what appears to be the dismantling, cutting, privatising and “farming out” of NHS services. However, I am unsure about and need details about the workings of the Health & Well Being Board and what the “Better Care Fund” is. |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Yes |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Unsure |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Yes |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Unsure |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment6 |
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FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Don’t have enough information to decide on this. |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | From what I know of it. |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | While I am against the apparent reduction in services that would result from the STP as currently presented, I would prefer to fight for changes to it rather than simply oppose it. |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Yes |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Yes |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Yes |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Yes |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment7 |
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STEVENS, Henry John | LD | I am especially concerned about the threat to midwife-led maternity units and the lack of focus on and priority for community mental health provision. |
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 |
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EMERY, Craig David | Lab | Yes |
FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Unsure |
ROBERTS, Jack | Lab | Yes |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | Unsure |
Comments and explanations:
Name | Party | Comment8 |
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FROGGATT, Stephen James | Grn | Not a member. |
STEVENS, Henry John | LD | While I can answer with a firm “yes” on the need for full and open public consultation on any and all changes to our NHS service, I would not be able to be as clear on referral to the Secretary of State in whom I have absolutely no confidence. I would want to consider the effectiveness of any action that might be available to avoid or mitigate any negative impact on patients. |