Comment

Issues and Options Document

Representation ID: 37421

Received: 27/04/2018

Respondent: Community Health Partnerships

Representation Summary:

"Need for Care Homes"

Add: Planning for care homes should be in conjunction with the health economy and take account of the additional health needs of the residents

Full text:

"Drafting our Strategic Objectives"

Strategic Objective 14: change healthcare providers to healthcare commissioners and providers include this as an additional Strategic Objective: Ensure new developments consider the Health and Wellbeing principles of the Essex design guide

Section 6

Section 6 - 6.2 - replace "affordable homes" with 'affordable homes including key worker housing'

"Need for Care Homes"

Add: Planning for care homes should be in conjunction with the health economy and take account of the additional health needs of the residents

Section 8

8.42 - regarding broadband - reference importance of fast, reliable broadband for health services to enable health care delivery in the community

Section 9

Above 9.11 use heading 'Recruitment and Retention of Health

Option B. (in table) - replace text in first column with 'Ensure that land is specifically allocated to healthcare where required'

Section 9 (cont'd)

Option C. (in table) - please not we will not support this option

9.15 - Can these be utilised as meeting space for home based businesses and mobile working?

9.5 - after "50 homes or more" insert 'in one or more phases of development

Include in text in 9.5 - 'care homes and independent living schemes should also propose suitable mitigation measure'