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Resolved to:
 

1)    
Request that the Leader of the Council write to the University
Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust to request that :-
a.    
A a contingency plan is put in place for adding short-term capacity
while redevelopment is in progress.
b.    
A detailed analysis is shared with the Council of the planning,
specification and futureproofing of the new look A&E, with
updated time scales for delivery.

2)    
Request officers to consider, alongside local NHS providers, how to
reduce demand through enhanced signposting and redirection, as well
as through increased take up of vaccinations against flu, covid and
other respiratory diseases.