Hulland Ward
Parish Council

Below is the information which has been previously published about the closure of the medical centre.

The Parish Council formally oppose the proposals to close the Medical Centre.

Patients come First

• All the arguments for closure are to benefit the current Team running the Ashbourne and Brailsford Clinics.

• What about the best needs for the 2,500 members of the Hulland Ward and surrounding community? Until Covid this community had a LOCAL NHS Clinic that served the community. There is no reason why this should not re open in line with the original charter.

• Henmore Health should ballot the community to find out which option is preferred, keep Hulland Ward Medical Centre - or shut it.

 Why shut the Centre?

a) There is space to expand the facility, if required.

b) The Car Park was adequate for previous use, and indeed better and safer than

at Brailsford.  Also many members of the public walked to the clinic.

c) Should building work be required to improve the existing building, why has S106 funding not been requested?

Positive Impacts?

a) Financial Funding - as already suggested S106 funding could cover any costs to bring the Hulland Ward clinic 'up to scratch'.

b) Quality of Care - should be better with patients having to travel less distance to see Doctors and Nurses. This is not speculative - the Clinic worked perfectly for the last 20 years before Covid

c) Governance - what does that mean?  Please explain to a Village Meeting

d) Staff Time - staff already travel between Ashbourne and Brailsford.  What about patient time?

Hulland Ward Parish Council are totally against the closure of the Hulland Ward

Medical Centre and request a Village Meeting as soon as feasible and a ballot

of the greater Hulland Ward community to vote on the proposed option submitted

by Henmore Health.