Issue - meetings

(1)       Tabled at the meeting was a paper from Ms J Ross, Director of Civic Engagement for West Kent PCT, which set out the current situation regarding Fit for the Future (attached as Appendix 5).  Work on Fit for the Future was continuing, with the health economy across Kent and Medway on track to deliver a formal update for all stakeholders in July.  At an extraordinary County Council meeting on 24 July 2007, the PCTs would have an opportunity to share more detail about next steps regarding Fit for the Future and there would be an opportunity for Members to speak to a range of clinicians and staff about the service improvements that were planned.  Once the public document was published, there would the opportunity for a full discussion with the Committee and to discuss in detail about what would happen next in west Kent.

(2)       RESOLVED that the report be noted.