INQUIRIES RECEIVED AND ACTION TAKEN

1. The Committee continues to receive inquires form various bodies and members of the public. At the last meeting Members were alerted to more inquiries about the temporary closure of the Grange and Blackbrook Birthing Centres, cleanliness in hospitals, compliance with National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines and the Ambulance Service Estates Strategy and new inquiries about routine neurology referrals and the Healthcare Commission.

2. The temporary closure of The Grange and Blackbrook Birthing Centres is to be further considered by the Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight Health Scrutiny Joint Committee along with the provision of maternity services in southeast Hampshire.

3. This supports Aims 1,4 and 5 of the Corporate Strategy.

DR. R.J. ELLIS

Chairman.