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14
Oct 2020
Have your say on cuts to children's services
North Yorkshire County Council is to open a consultation on revised plans for children’s health services, which face cuts.
The council’s executive agreed yesterday that the consultation on its healthy child programme, which supports 130,000 young people aged 0-19 in the county and their families, will begin on October 26.
As part of national cuts to public health funding, the authority now needs to save £750,000 over three years on the service.
Dr Lincoln Sargeant, director of public health at the council, told the meeting:
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Councillors will consider the plans again after the 10-week consultation ends.
A report prepared for the executive meeting said:
Currently children receive five in-person check-ups to the age of five. Under the new proposals three of these could be done virtually.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, which delivers the programme in partnership with the council, would be awarded a 10-year contract if the plans go ahead.
Harrogate councillor Geoff Webber, who is the opposition Liberal Democrats leader on the council, criticised government cuts for forcing the council to reduce its services.
He said:
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