Social Value Ideas for Cornwall Council

Severe NHS dental access crisis

Cornwall was described as having exceptionally poor NHS dental access, with low attendance rates, children missing checkups, and people resorting to unsafe self-treatment. The discussion framed this a…

“Um so so yes, as as Julie said, something this administration wanted to do is recognize that we don't have the power as a council to solve everyone's …”

Urgent-care first model

The meeting confirmed a policy shift toward urgent dental treatment and stabilisation, with an emphasis on access on the day of need rather than traditional patient registration. All contractors must …

“So our priorities can be split into um three main areas. The first one is addressing access issues. Now, we know that access is still a long way from …”

Six new dental contracts

The ICB said it has just completed a procurement exercise for six new dental contracts in areas of significant need. The contracts are intended to expand access, especially urgent care, though stakeho…

“So I think again we have to go back to the fact that we have a finite budget. So um and at the moment what we know is there is a large proportion of t…”

Additional urgent dental funding

The ICB reported improved funding for NHS dentistry, including a higher UDA rate and substantial extra urgent-care activity. This indicates active spend to stabilise provision, though speakers stresse…

“In addition to that, we have been um looking at the funding because we recognize that financial stability is really important to dentistry and nationa…”

A30 safety review

Members supported urgent safety improvements on the A30/Treswythian interchange area after fatalities and repeated driver risk. The motion asks National Highways to review the route, and an amendment …

“We're talking about the stretch of road from Camborne Bypass down to Loggins Moor. It does carry on, but that's not the focus of this motion. The issu…”

Road markings budget uplift

The council confirmed a major increase in spend on yellow line and white lining renewal, with the transport portfolio holder saying annual yellow-line funding would rise from about £40,000 to £225,000…

“Speaker 15: Meraz Kadiria. And I'd to thank Councillor Johnson and Councillor Smith for bringing this motion forward. When I first met Councillor John…”

South West Water no-confidence

Council expressed no confidence in South West Water due to sewage pollution, high bills, underinvestment and poor service performance. The motion was broadened by amendments to include transparency re…

“This is about strategic mismanagement of our infrastructure and resources. The Dowagland motion states that we are no longer requesting improvements o…”

Water performance dashboard

As part of the South West Water motion, members added a transparency requirement asking for a publicly accessible Cornwall Water Performance Dashboard within three months. The dashboard should show ov…

“So that's why I'm proposing to insert the following as recommendation 2C. So, pending the outcome of A and B, to instruct the leader to write to South…”