To receive any questions, statements or petitions from the public, notice of which has been given in accordance with Procedure Rule 14.

Two public questions were received from Mr David Sandbach.  A copy of each question was circulated at the meeting (copies attached to the signed minutes) and Mr David Evans provided the following verbal responses at the meeting on behalf of the CCG;

Question 1 – Re. Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC) report

Mr Evans said the PWC report contained some commercially sensitive material.  A redacted version was being prepared and this would be published in the next week or so.

The Chairman welcomed this, saying she felt it was important for the detail to be made public; the work done by PCW should be transparent.

Question 2 - Re. the success of operational arrangements over the Easter period

Mr Evans confirmed that both sites had been full and that challenges had been the greatest during the week after.  An Easter Review was currently being undertaken and he was happy to send a copy of this report to Mr Sandbach when this had been concluded.

By way of a Supplementary Question Mr Sandbach asked if a risk assessment was being arranged further to stories in the local press about ambulances being piled up outside the Princess Royal.  Mr Evans confirmed this was being undertaken with the Ambulance Service and it would be reported back to the Health and Wellbeing Board in due course.