Issue - meetings

This item is to receive any Notices of Motion.  One has been received and is attached to the agenda.

That the Notice of Motion be received and supported.

The following Notice of Motion was submitted by Councillor Richard Lloyd and seconded by Councillor Jason Shallcross.

“This motion is to request that Flintshire County Council adopts the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Charter, which sets out the care and support that people living with MND and their carers deserve and should expect.

The MND Charter is made up of 5 points:

1.         The right to an early diagnosis and information.

2.         The right to access quality care and treatments.

3.         The right to be treated as individuals and with dignity and respect.

4.         The right to maximise their quality of life.

5.         Carers of people with MND have the right to be valued, respected, listened to and well supported.

By adopting the MND Charter, this Council agrees to promote the Charter and make it available to all Councillors, Council staff, partner organisations and health and social care professionals who deliver services for the Council.

We will raise awareness of MND and what good care looks like for those living with this devastating disease, as stated in the Charter, and do everything we can as the Council to positively influence the quality of life for local people with MND and their carers living in our community”.

In speaking on the Notice of Motion, Councillor Richard Lloyd explained the reasons why it had been brought to Council and spoke of the dreadful impact of the disease on sufferers and their families.  He asked Members to support the Notice of Motion and request that the Council adopt the MND Charter and raise awareness to help people in the future. 

Councillor Richard Lloyd moved the following recommendation which was seconded by Councillor Jason Shallcross.  On being put to the vote the recommendation was carried unanimously.

RESOLVED:

That the Notice of Motion be received and supported.