Wem

Wem Division elects two Councillors.

Candidates:
Division Name Party Survey
Wem BROOMHALL, Peter Con (Did not respond)
Wem DEE, Pauline Anne Ind (Did not respond)
Wem DRAYCOTT, Mel Grn (Did not respond)
Wem MELLINGS, Christopher John LD  
Wem WHITTLE, Mark 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
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment1
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD It is important that Shropshire’s Public Health is adequately funded to enable programmes to be delivered which meet the health needs of Shropshire residents. Such programmes can have a positive impact on the long term health of our residents and reduce the impact on other elements of the health service.
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
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment2
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Any such model has to reflect the rural nature of Shropshire and the needs of its residents.
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
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment3
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD There should be a fundamental review of transport services to ensure all needs are met whether they be health, employment, leisure etc.
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
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment4
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Healthwatch should be a fully independent body and able to set its own programme based on its priorities.
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
MELLINGS, Christopher John 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
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment6
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD The current STP is not fit for purpose and capable of meeting Shropshire’s needs. The Council needs to engage and ensure the STP delivers for Shropshire!
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
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment7
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD There needs to be a full debate about the best means of delivering health care in Shropshire – especially given its rural nature and the need for access to high quality health care.
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
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD Yes
Comments and explanations:

Name Party Comment8
MELLINGS, Christopher John LD It is important that the future configuration and access to services for Shropshire residents meets their needs and is patient driven.