Minutes:
The Board considered a report of
the Strategic Director, Communities which reported that NHS Halton and
The Board was advised that the
The Board was further advised
that NHS Halton and
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Do nothing- included only to provide a benchmark
for cost comparison;
·
Divest- sell the building on the open market
guided by an assessment by the District Valuer;
·
Lease- seek through a procurement process an
organisation that was willing to take on a lease for the building; and
·
Utilisation- use the asset for local health
care provision, if costs including capital charges, depreciation and running
costs could be recouped.
It was reported that NHS
Halton and
The report, concluded that taking into
account the overall mix of benefits, costs and risks and assuming that the
covenant did not apply, it was recommended that further work be undertaken to
develop the implementation option details for D2 and D3 set out in the report.
The Board also received a presentation
from Mr Simon Bank, Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust (PCT), outlining
the key issues and benefits within each option.
He also reported that various public events had been arranged in Widnes,
Runcorn and
The following comments arose from the
discussion:-
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Clarity was sought on whether the option put
forward could be delivered, particularly in light of the Government proposed
change.. In response, it was reported
that the options had been through the process of a benefits evaluation and had
been led by the GP Consortia. The
proposed options would deliver the best patient experience and the long term
needs of patients in Halton;
·
Clarity was sought on whether this would have an
impact on the services provided at
·
It was noted that at the end of the consultation
period, the facility would be utilised in the short term in order to recover
some of the costs;
·
It was emphasised that it was an excellent facility
and that it must be retained for health purposes;
·
It was noted that two questions had been
submitted prior to the meeting and a response provide which had been circulated
at the meeting and attached as Appendix 1 to the minutes; and
·
Members of the Board indicated that they would
send in their comments on the various options.
RESOLVED: That
(1)
Mr Simon Banks be thanked for his informative
presentation; and
(2) the
report, presentation and comments raised be noted.
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