Following a request from Lucy Allan MP to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid MP, the Health Secretary has written to the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to seek confirmation of which services to be retained at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH).
As part of the CCG's plans to reorganise Shropshire's hospital care, Lucy has been clear that Princess Royal must retain 24/7 A&E services. This has been agreed in principle, however, it has not been confirmed which A&E services PRH will provide.
The Secretary of State, at Lucy's request, has now written to the CCG to seek that they "set out publicly the services that will be delivered at Telford under this proposal."
Lucy has welcomed the Secretary of State's intervention the CCG need to be clear with the public about their plans for the future provision of A&E care at the Princess Royal.
Lucy has become concerned that over the period since Oct 2019, when the A&E local plan was announced, she has been unable to get confirmation from local the NHS as to what A&E services will be delivered from PRH despite repeated requests.
Lucy Allan MP said:
"I am very grateful to the Secretary of State for seeking clarification over the direction of Future Fit, something I have been pushing for over many months. Telford residents deserve to know the plans for their local hospital and not be kept in the dark. I look forward to hearing the answer from the local NHS and will continue to push for 24/7 A&E services in Telford."
You can read the Secretary of State's letter below.
