Agenda item

This Council supports the founding values and principles of the NHS and its achievements in its 66 years of existence. Members are committed to universal healthcare, free at the point of need, provided by a publicly funded National Health Service.

 

Council therefore notes with concern the Government’s irresponsible leadership of the NHS since 2010 and the damage done by the biggest top down reorganisation the NHS has ever seen.

 

Council supports the work taking place locally in Leeds to integrate health and social care and to promote joint working in order to improve health outcomes and meet the significant challenges faced across the system as a result of government funding cuts.

 

Council commits to build stronger and closer relationships with health and social care providers by inviting them to sit on the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board, ensuring greater joined up working.

 

In addition, Council also calls on the government to:

 

• Repeal the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and bring commissioning back together under local Health and Wellbeing Boards.

 

• Re-establish the Secretary of State’s statutory duty to provide and secure a comprehensive health service.

 

• Remove the infrastructure which imposes competition on the NHS and which leaves it open to threat from the free market.

 

• Ensure that decision-making at all levels in the NHS is open and transparent and that patients and the public are involved in designing services for the future.

 

It was moved by Councillor Mulherin, seconded by Councillor Taylor that this Council supports the founding values and principles of the NHS and its achievements in its 66 years of existence. Members are committed to universal healthcare, free at the point of need, provided by a publicly funded National Health Service.

 

Council therefore notes with concern the Government’s irresponsible leadership of the NHS since 2010 and the damage done by the biggest top down reorganisation the NHS has ever seen.

 

Council supports the work taking place locally in Leeds to integrate health and social care and to promote joint working in order to improve health outcomes and meet the significant challenges faced across the system as a result of government funding cuts.

 

Council commits to build stronger and closer relationships with health and social care providers by inviting them to sit on the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board, ensuring greater joined up working.

 

In addition, Council also calls on the government to:

 

• Repeal the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and bring commissioning back together under local Health and Wellbeing Boards.

 

• Re-establish the Secretary of State’s statutory duty to provide and secure a comprehensive health service.

 

• Remove the infrastructure which imposes competition on the NHS and which leaves it open to threat from the free market.

 

• Ensure that decision-making at all levels in the NHS is open and transparent and that patients and the public are involved in designing services for the future.

 

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Buckley, seconded by Councillor Anderson

 

Delete all after “free at the point of need” and replace with:

 

“Council notes that the current Government’s NHS reforms aim to provide patients with more choice, give GPs and local health practitioners more control over the services they offer, and make the health service more transparent.

 

“Council recalls the waste and profligacy that typified so much of the last government’s mismanagement of the NHS, including the failed and now defunct National Programme for IT system, which was estimated to have cost taxpayers £12 billion.

 

“Council supports the work taking place locally in Leeds to integrate health and social care and to promote joint working in order to improve health outcomes, and notes that the Government set up the Better Care Fund in order to encourage this activity. Council further notes that a key aspect of this local agenda is the work of Health and Wellbeing Boards – bodies that were formally established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

 

“Council commits to continuing to work closely with health and social care providers and notes that a number of providers already sit on the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board. Council believes that this will help to implement the Government’s reforms and make them work to the benefit of people in Leeds.”

 

Motion will therefore read:

 

“This Council supports the founding values and principles of the NHS and its achievements in its 66 years of existence. Members are committed to universal healthcare, free at the point of need.

 

“Council notes that the current Government’s NHS reforms aim to provide patients with more choice, give GPs and local health practitioners more control over the services they offer, and make the health service more transparent.

 

“Council recalls the waste and profligacy that typified so much of the last government’s mismanagement of the NHS, including the failed and now defunct National Programme for IT system, which was estimated to have cost taxpayers £12 billion.

 

“Council supports the work taking place locally in Leeds to integrate health and social care and to promote joint working in order to improve health outcomes, and notes that the Government set up the Better Care Fund in order to encourage this activity. Council further notes that a key aspect of this local agenda is the work of Health and Wellbeing Boards – bodies that were formally established under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

 

“Council commits to continuing to work closely with health and social care providers and notes that a number of providers already sit on the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board. Council believes that this will help to implement the Government’s reforms and make them work to the benefit of people in Leeds.”

 

A second amendment was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Downes

 

Delete para 2

 

Delete all after Council in para 5 (introductory line) and replace with "notes"

 

Delete bullet point one and replace with :

“Repeal of the Health & Social Care Act 2012 would mean the abolition of Health & Wellbeing Boards.  Council believes HWBs are playing an important role in providing services in Leeds and therefore resolves to oppose their abolition”

 

Delete “Re-establish” in bullet point two and replace with :

“The desirability of re-establishing”

 

Delete bullet point 3 and replace with :

“That the infrastructure which imposes competition on the NHS was introduced by the Labour Government in 2002 and welcomes the changes introduced by the coalition government which have restricted the open ended nature of the completion allowed by the original legislation”

 

Delete “Ensure that decision-making at all levels in the NHS is open and transparent and”  in bullet point four and replace with :

“That in order to ensure that decision-making at all levels in the NHS is open and transparent it is essential”

 

Revised motion would read

 

This Council supports the founding values and principles of the NHS and its achievements in its 66 years of existence. Members are committed to universal healthcare, free at the point of need, provided by a publicly funded National Health Service.

 

Council supports the work taking place locally in Leeds to integrate health and social care and to promote joint working in order to improve health outcomes and meet the significant challenges faced across the system as a result of government funding cuts.

 

Council commits to build stronger and closer relationships with health and social care providers by inviting them to sit on the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board, ensuring greater joined up working.

 

In addition, Council notes:

 

• Repeal of the Health & Social Care Act 2012 would mean the abolition of Health & Wellbeing Boards.  Council  believes Health & Wellbeing Boards are playing an important role in providing services in Leeds and therefore resolves to oppose their abolition

 

• The desirability of re-establishing the Secretary of State’s statutory duty to provide and secure a comprehensive health service.

 

• That the infrastructure which imposes competition on the NHS was introduced by the Labour Government in 2002 and welcomes the changes introduced by the coalition government which have restricted the open ended nature of the completion allowed by the original legislation

 

• That in order to ensure that decision-making at all levels in the NHS is open and transparent it is essential that patients and the public are involved in designing services for the future.

 

The first amendment in the name of Councillor Buckley and the second amendment in the name of Councillor Golton were declared lost and upon being put to the vote, it was

 

RESOLVED - That this Council supports the founding values and principles of the NHS and its achievements in its 66 years of existence. Members are committed to universal healthcare, free at the point of need, provided by a publicly funded National Health Service.

 

Council therefore notes with concern the Government’s irresponsible leadership of the NHS since 2010 and the damage done by the biggest top down reorganisation the NHS has ever seen.

 

Council supports the work taking place locally in Leeds to integrate health and social care and to promote joint working in order to improve health outcomes and meet the significant challenges faced across the system as a result of government funding cuts.

 

Council commits to build stronger and closer relationships with health and social care providers by inviting them to sit on the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board, ensuring greater joined up working.

 

In addition, Council also calls on the government to:

 

• Repeal the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and bring commissioning back together under local Health and Wellbeing Boards.

 

• Re-establish the Secretary of State’s statutory duty to provide and secure a comprehensive health service.

 

• Remove the infrastructure which imposes competition on the NHS and which leaves it open to threat from the free market.

 

• Ensure that decision-making at all levels in the NHS is open and transparent and that patients and the public are involved in designing services for the future.