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After widespread public consultation, the NHS Leicestershire and Rutland are now looking into the responses offered by local residents on the proposals to develop community hospitals and community health services across Leicestershire and Rutland.
By clicking the underlined link below you will be able to view an update on the consultation responses and find out how to become more involved on a voluntary basis in the NHS locally.
If you would like to find out more please send an email to jo.lilley@lcrpct.nhs.uk or give Jo Lilley a ring on 0116 295 7626.
The next meeting of the Shepshed, Hathern and Dishley Area Forum is on the 27th October starting at 7pm. This Forum will be held at the Community Centre in Hathern, Pasture Lane, Hathern, LE12 5LJ.
The key topic on the agenda will be the Local Development Framework. The Local Development Framework is prepared by Charnwood Borough Council and sets out how future developments will be delivered in the area. Charnwood Borough Council will be consulting from 24th October to 5th December 2008 on the proposed directions of growth for the majority of new homes and jobs in the district. More »
The Area Forum meeting will be an opportunity for local residents to see the plans and discuss them with councillors and officers.
Residents are also encouraged to attend one of the public exhibitions or presentations taking place throughout Charnwood in the next few weeks as part of the consultation, where there will be opportunity to raise questions with officers regarding the consultation document for the Local Development Framework. Events in this area include:
Presentation and Discussions:
Glenmore Centre, Shepshed, 31st October, 7-9pm
Hathern Community Centre, Pasture Lane, 10th November, 7-9pm
Exhibition with the trailer:
Car Park at Shepshed Library, Hall Croft, 6th November, 10-6pm
For a full schedule of consultation events and more information about the Local Development Framework consultation, please visit Charnwood Borough Council’s consultation website: www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/charnwood2026 where there is also opportunity to voice your comments. « Less
More and more people are making use of their Community Forum to try and improve local services and raise issues of local concern.
- Residents in Birstall were unhappy that the swimming pool in Longslade Community College was no longer going to be open to the public outside school hours. Discussion at the local Area Forum meeting resulted in the College working directly with local users to find ways the pool can remain open.
- Following the Government’s shortlisting of ‘Pennbury’ as a potential Eco-town, the ‘Have your Say’ meetings in Kibworth and Tugby were the first opportunity for residents in the surrounding area to find out how the District and County Council were planning to respond to this challenge.
- At the Blaby South Community Forum residents and Parish Councillors from Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton and surrounding villages expressed their concerns about the volume and speed of Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through their villages. In response officers promised to look into a range of measures to reduce the impact of traffic and improve road safety in the short term, while explaining how they were looking to provide longer-term solutions. More »
Community Forums give you the opportunity to discuss local issues with your local Parish, District and County Councillors and representatives from the Police and the Health Service. There are 27 Community Forums across they county. To find out more about forum meetings in your local area, please visit www.leicestershireforums.org
Contact: Derk van der Wardt, 0116 3057581 « Less
The Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust are holding a public consultation from 16 June until 5 October 2008 on the future of community health services.
The review covers the future for community hospitals walk-in centres and GP services in Leicestershire and Rutland.
To download the consultation documents, find contact information and a list of consultation meetings, please click on the title of this news item.
