WSCC has accepted a Call-in request made by Councillors who oppose the decision to close New Tyne, a residential establishment for elderly people with dementia in Worthing.
This means that the decision to close New Tyne taken by the Cabinet member cannot be progressed until her decision is debated again by the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee (HASC).
Call-in requests are very rarely successful at WSCC, and it is even rarer for Call-ins to be agreed when a Committee (in this case, HASC) has already debated the matter once before.
So many congratulations to UNISON members at New Tyne who are fighting hard to save their service, on behalf of the residents who live there and their families.
UNISON members at New Tyne recently voted overwhelmingly in favour in a consultative ballot for industrial action to save their jobs and service. This is now on hold pending the debate on their future at HASC on 21st November.
The BBC has covered the decision to Call-in on its website.
What you can do to help
- Attend HASC on Friday 21st November. The meeting starts at 10.30am but UNISON members and families of residents are meeting outside County Hall, Chichester at 10.00am. Come and join us. The meeting is open to the public.
- Sign our petition! Branch Secretary, Dan Sartin, will present the petition to HASC on 21st November, but the more signatures we can get before then, the better. Please share it online with friends and colleagues.