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Mr Trevor Snaith was welcomed to the meeting.  Mr Snaith asked the following question about the closure of Lynton House surgery and lack of Surgery in East end of High Wycombe.

 ‘The east end of High Wycombe is seeing massive housing growth.

We are faced with the only Surgery in east end of High Wycombe (Bowerdean/Ryemead/Wycombe/Marsh/Micklefield) moving to Wycombe Hospital with reduced services and hours.

We are also faced with Chiltern Clinical Commissioning Group allowing it to happen and also failing to submit for NHS funds for 2016/2017 which can be secured for investment in primary care infrastructure in future years (There is a deadline for submission of April 2016).

A petition and letters to organisations regarding the closure of Lynton House and a call for Chiltern CCG to submit for funding is being ignored. The residents of Wycombe are incensed by the lack of action on this by Local MP and the statutory authorities.

We are calling for BCC to investigate the situation on behalf of residents, for BCC to press for Lynton House to remain and for pressure to be put on Chiltern CCG to make the necessary effort to secure funding and land/building for a Health Centre in the east end of High Wycombe’.

Mr Snaith asked if pressure could be put the CCG to make an application for the necessary funding grant to secure the infrastructure and funding that would allow for a surgery to be built or land acquired in the east end of Wycombe. Mr Snaith explained that the submission of the application for funding was time critical as applications had to be made by April for infrastructure and support funding and that opportunities to purchase vacant land or buildings in the area could be lost if the timeline was missed.

The Chairman explained that HASC had already sent a letter to NHS England expressing concerns that the consultation did not cover the whole patient population of the area, particularly raising communication concerns regarding elderly residents and those whose first language was not English. The Chairman confirmed that the request had been made for the consultation to be readdressed and extended to encompass the full range of those affected. It was noted that the advice had been received that an overarching plan was being developed by the CCGs in terms of GP provision across the county.

Julia Wassell said that the consultation process had given a good overview for the planning arrangements for the infrastructure in east Wycombe. Julia Wassell explained that a multi-agency infrastructure group with links to the CCCG and Dr Anette Gamell, had the GP surgery on its agenda for a meeting at the end of March.  

The Chairman said it would be useful for members of Committee to receive clarity from the CCGs on the longer term plans of GP provision and location across the area as well as the consultation process.

Action

The Chairman to write to the CCCG and NHS England expressing the concerns raised.