Maidstone Borough Council

Planning, Transport and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Tuesday 21 April 2015

Future GP and Health Service Capacity in Maidstone - Interviews with Representatives from West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group

Report of: Tessa Mallett, Overview & Scrutiny Officer

1.          Introduction

1.1        At the meeting of the Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting of 17 March 2015 the Committee requested that representatives from West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group and East Kent Clinical Commissioning Group be invited to the Committee meeting of 21 April 2015 to discuss:

i.             Their current and projected capacity for GP and other health support services for the Borough – how many are they planning (GP surgeries) and where are they planning to put them.

ii.            What use they currently make of Section 106 monies from developers.

iii.           What assistance MBC could offer them to make best use of Section 106 monies.

1.2        Gail Arnold, Deputy Accountable Officer / Chief Operating Officer,

Ian Ayres, Accountable Officer, and; Multi Varshney, Consultant in Public Health, from West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group will be in attendance at the meeting to respond to the Committees questions listed at point 1.1.

2.          Recommendation

2.1    The Committee are advised to interview the three representatives from West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group.

2.2    The Committee are advised make recommendations as it considers necessary.

3.      Impact on Corporate Objectives

3.1     The Strategic Plan sets the Council’s key objectives for the medium   term and has a range of objectives which support the delivery of         the Council’s priorities. 

3.2     The Committee will consider reports that deliver against the     following priorities:

·         ‘For Maidstone to have a growing economy’ and ‘For Maidstone to be a decent place to live”. 

4.      Financial Implications

4.1     There are no financial implications.

5.      Relevant Documents

5.1     None

6.      Background Documents

6.1     None