Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group providing the Panel with an update on developments at RSH and Western Community Hospital

Paul Benson – Senior Commissioning Manager, Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG, Paul Johnson – NHS Property Services, David Noyes – Chief Operating Officer, Solent NHS Trust, Stephanie Ramsey – Managing Director, Southampton, Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG and Matt Stevens - Non Executive Director (Primary Care Commissioning) Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of issues in regard to the report including:

·  the proposals for Royal South Hants Hospital (RSH) and the Western Community Hospital and the drivers behind the individual projects;

·  reflecting the lengthy delays associated with the project, partly due to the pandemic, the likely timescales involved in delivering the project;

·  how the various individual projects were to be funded. The Panel noted that the project had been identified as a priority by the CCG but that relevant national funding decisions had been delayed and were subject to review;

·  the complex nature of the overall project and the interrelationship across both sites.  The Panel requested that officers provide them a diagram that would set out the key milestones; and

·  the level of public consultation both prior to this point and projected consultations with residents and key stakeholders, including the Council, as the project develops. 

RESOLVED that the Panel are provided with a diagram identifying the key milestones / decisions for the project, reflecting the dependencies in play.

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