Agenda item

Presentation by Rebecca Scott, Southwark NHS

Rebecca Scott, Southwark NHS

Rebecca explained that last year she had presented at Camberwell Community Council and other community councils about the work being done around the re-design of health services in the south of the borough. During that consultation process more than one thousand comments and ideas had been put forward about existing services and what people would like to see in the future. GPs, clinicians and other medical professionals had also put their views forward.

There were now a number of proposals, based on that feedback, which were now out for consultation. The booklet containing the proposals had been widely circulated.

The two different options considered in the booklet varied on the extent to which services were devolved to local practices or whether there should be more centralisation of services. There were pros and cons with each and Southwark NHS would like to hear the views of residents. Residents were also welcome to put forward an alternative option to those outlined in the proposals.

In response to questions, Rebecca made the following points:

• The integration of various services was very important and that was part of the Integrated Care Programme which was running alongside this work.

• The consultation runs until 31 May 2013.

Contact rebecca.scott4@nhs.net or Tel. 020 7525 5155