Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review

Object

Representation ID: 26125

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

Currently healthcare provision incorporates a total of 13 GP Practices (many of which include health centres) and 2 branch surgeries, 36 pharmacists, 26 dental surgeries, 20 opticians, 0 community hospitals and 6 clinics. These are the healthcare services that the LP must take into account in formulating future strategies.

Growth, in terms of housing and employment, is proposed across a wide area and would likely have an impact on future healthcare service provision. This response relates to the impact on primary care services only. As a rule existing GP practices in the area do not have capacity to accommodate significant-growth.

Object

Representation ID: 26126

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

In terms of optimal space requirements to encourage a full range of services to be delivered within the community there is an overall capacity deficit, based on weighted patient list sizes, within the 13 GP Practices and 2 branch surgeries providing services in the area.

NHS England working with the CCG, Local Authorities and local stakeholders has begun to address Primary Care capacity issues in the area and currently have projects to increase capacity underway across the Ipswich Borough Council area. These projects vary in size and will initially deliver additional capacity to meet previously identified growth requirements.

Object

Representation ID: 26127

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

Policies should be explicit that contributions towards healthcare provision will be obtained and the LPA will consider a development's sustainability with regard to effective healthcare provision.

The nature and scale of the contribution and subsequent expenditure by NHS will be calculated as and when schemes come forward.

The LPA should have reference to the most up-to-date strategy documents from NHS England and the CCG.

Plans/ policies should be revised to ensure that they're specific enough in their aims, but are not in any way prescriptive/ binding on NHS England or The CCG to carry out certain development within set timeframes.

Object

Representation ID: 26128

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

Should be a reasonably worded policy that indicates a supportive approach from the Local Planning Authority to the improvement, reconfiguration, extension or relocation of existing medical facilities. This positive stance should also be indicated towards assessing those schemes for new bespoke medical facilities where such facilities are agreed to in writing by the commissioner. New facilities will only be appropriate where they accord with the latest up to-date NHS England and CCG strategy documents and are subject to The CCGs prioritisation and approval process.

It is vital that our infrastructure is serviced by adequate public transport systems and communication infrastructure.

Object

Representation ID: 26129

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG would like to raise the importance of creating essential NHS worker housing in the LP to help reduce workforce shortages in the locality.

The provision of assisted living developments and residential care homes, although a necessary feature of care provision and to be welcomed, can pose significant impacts on local primary care provision and it is important that planners and developers engage at a very early stage with the NHS, to plan and implement suitable mitigations.

Support

Representation ID: 26130

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

The CCG is glad to see the importance given to strategic planning for the provision of health care.

NHS England and the CCG welcome the importance given to health and wellbeing and recognises the impact health and wellbeing has on reducing impact on healthcare facilities.

NHS England and the CCG are pleased to see so many policies in the LP with the objectives supporting healthy and active communities through improving health, wellbeing and education opportunities for all.

The CCG would like to highlight the work being done at community level by the NHS in the area at preventing ill health.

Object

Representation ID: 26131

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

We would suggest that one of the key priorities of this document should be ensuring sustainable primary care provision for communities both existing and proposed.

Support

Representation ID: 26132

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

We support the policy relating to sustainable transport infrastructure linking new and existing communities.

We would support development planning that promotes the use of public transport, walking and cycling.

Object

Representation ID: 26133

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

NHS England and the CCG would welcome further discussions with the Local Authorities with regard to density of development and cumulative growth over the plan period within specific areas, to understand the impact and how this may be mitigated.

When identifying potential land for development, consideration should be given to the role open space plays to the development of healthy communities and preventative care.

Object

Representation ID: 26134

Received: 13/03/2019

Respondent: Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group & West Suffolk CCG

We would support a design policy that promotes social inclusion, particularly for the ageing population and provides easy access to local services, without the use of a private vehicle. We would also request that consideration is given to design of access within new developments for blue light services.