Agenda item

This council meeting notes with great regret the poor condition of the building at Stepping Hill Hospital which have led to incidents of collapsing roofs and the need to postpone or move various clinics and other hospital activity, to the inconvenience of staff and patients and reducing the hospital’s ability to serve local residents, following decades of insufficient funding to maintain its estate.

This council meeting further notes the need for additional health care capacity, especially in the town centre, which would require the building of an additional hospital facility.

This council meeting therefore resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Health, asking him to:

·       Agree to visit Stepping Hill Hospital and the proposed site for an additional hospital facility in the town centre along with the three MPs covering our borough;

·       Agree urgently to fund the repairs needed at Stepping Hill to return the site to full capacity in a safe condition; and

·       Consider funding the building of an additional hospital facility in Stockport town centre to deliver the additional healthcare capacity our residents need.

Moved by:               Councillor Mark Hunter

Seconded by:          Councillor Angie Clark

MOVED AND SECONDED - This council meeting notes with great regret the poor condition of the building at Stepping Hill Hospital which have led to incidents of collapsing roofs and the need to postpone or move various clinics and other hospital activity, to the inconvenience of staff and patients and reducing the hospital’s ability to serve local residents, following decades of insufficient funding to maintain its estate.

This council meeting further notes the need for additional health care capacity, especially in the town centre, which would require the building of an additional hospital facility.

This council meeting therefore resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Health, asking him to:

·       Agree to visit Stepping Hill Hospital and the proposed site for an additional hospital facility in the town centre along with the three MPs covering our borough;

·       Agree urgently to fund the repairs needed at Stepping Hill to return the site to full capacity in a safe condition; and

·       Consider funding the building of an additional hospital facility in Stockport town centre to deliver the additional healthcare capacity our residents need.

AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED - This council meeting notes with great regret the poor condition of the building at Stepping Hill Hospital, which has led to incidents of collapsing roofs and the need to postpone or relocate various clinics and other hospital activities, causing inconvenience to staff and patients and reducing the hospital’s ability to effectively serve local residents. These issues follow decades of insufficient funding to maintain the hospital’s estate.

This council meeting further notes the need for additional healthcare capacity, particularly in the town centre, which would necessitate the construction of an additional hospital facility.

This council meeting therefore acknowledges the new Secretary of State’s commitment to fund repairs at Stepping Hill Hospital. However, it stresses the cross-party consensus that exists about the urgent need to prioritise and expedite these improvements, as well as to address the wider healthcare capacity needs of the area.

This council meeting resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Health, asking him to:

·       Agree to visit Stepping Hill Hospital and the proposed site for an additional hospital facility in the town centre, along with the three MPs covering our borough;

·       Urgently fund the necessary repairs at Stepping Hill Hospital to restore the site to full capacity in a safe condition

·       Consider funding the construction of an additional hospital facility in Stockport town centre to meet the healthcare capacity needs of local residents.

AMENDMENT CARRIED

The motion as amended was then put as the substantive motion and it was

RESOLVED - This council meeting notes with great regret the poor condition of the building at Stepping Hill Hospital, which has led to incidents of collapsing roofs and the need to postpone or relocate various clinics and other hospital activities, causing inconvenience to staff and patients and reducing the hospital’s ability to effectively serve local residents. These issues follow decades of insufficient funding to maintain the hospital’s estate.

This council meeting further notes the need for additional healthcare capacity, particularly in the town centre, which would necessitate the construction of an additional hospital facility.

This council meeting therefore acknowledges the new Secretary of State’s commitment to fund repairs at Stepping Hill Hospital. However, it stresses the cross-party consensus that exists about the urgent need to prioritise and expedite these improvements, as well as to address the wider healthcare capacity needs of the area.

This council meeting resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Health, asking him to:

·       Agree to visit Stepping Hill Hospital and the proposed site for an additional hospital facility in the town centre, along with the three MPs covering our borough;

·       Urgently fund the necessary repairs at Stepping Hill Hospital to restore the site to full capacity in a safe condition

·       Consider funding the construction of an additional hospital facility in Stockport town centre to meet the healthcare capacity needs of local residents.