Councillor calls for unanimity over health cut fears
June 29, 2006 5:00 PM
A senior Liberal Democrat has called on all parties in the City of York Council to support calls for the Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt MP, to halt proposed cuts to health at the Selby and York Primary Care Trust.
Cllr Sue Galloway will propose a motion to City of York Council, and ask for more time to be granted to allow the Trust's £23.7 million deficit to be repaid without resorting to extreme cuts.
When speaking in the debate, Cllr Sue Galloway (Lib Dem Executive Member for Adult Social Services) will say "That the NHS is in turmoil cannot be disputed. I am moving this motion to underline the severity of the situation in which not only the Selby and York PCT finds itself, but also other PCTs in North Yorkshire.
"The fact of the matter is that the options for massive savings of the magnitude required are just not possible without wholesale closure of services and a dilution of the excellent provision we enjoy in North Yorkshire.
"Lord Mayor, the operating framework issued by the Department of Health in May does give the discretion for a Special Circumstances Designation in order for the money to be paid back over a longer period of time. I hope that we will be able to pass this motion unanimously tonight."
ENDS
The motion to be debated reads "City of York Council calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to halt the cuts at Selby and York Primary Care Trust, in order to protect the health of local residents."
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