Issue - meetings

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Committee’s remit can do so. Anyone who wishes to register or requires further information is requested to contact the Democracy Officer on the contact details listed at the foot of this agenda. The deadline for registering is Friday 1 September, at 10:00 am.

The Chair reported that John Yates, representing the York Older People’s Assembly, had registered to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme, in relation to agenda item 4 (Proposals for the Replacement of Patient and Public Involvement Forums).  Mr Yates expressed concern about the proposals outlined in the report, the lack of public consultation on the proposals and the problems generally of ensuring adequate public involvement in health issues.  In particular, it would be difficult to ensure that the membership of the new LINks bodies was both well informed and representative of the local population.  He suggested that the non-executive members of the NHS Trust Board, including the Trust’s Older People’s Champions, could play a stronger role in the process.