Rea Valley

Rea Valley Division elects one Councillor.

Candidates:
Division Name Party Survey
Rea Valley BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn  
Rea Valley HIGNETT, Nick Con (Did not respond)
Rea Valley LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine 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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Yes
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment1
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD As our population increases in Shropshire we need to have the resources to help every person
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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Yes
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine 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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Yes
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment3
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Some patients live in remote areas where there is no public bus service so it is imperative these citizens receive the same care as those who do have a public bus service
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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Yes
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment4
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes, I think Healthwatch Shropshire should be independent of any political interference or bias
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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Yes
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment5
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Since the present (up until 5 May 2017) Shropshire Council is withdrawing funding from all services except social care, it is imperative that patient care should be the priority rather than an after thought
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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Unsure
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment6
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Again, I think this should be independent of council influence
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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Yes
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment7
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD I feel our emergency services should be supported, not ignored. The provision of mental health treatment must be brought to the fore and run alongside medical treatment
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
BROWN, Jonathan Colin Grn Yes
LOCKWOOD, Susan Catherine LD Yes
Comments and explanations: None