Temporary Whitchurch GP clinic will be at community hospital
A temporary doctors' surgery serving thousands of patients in Whitchurch will be based at the town's community hospital, health bosses have confirmed.
Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group has announced that Whitchurch Community Hospital will become the home for GP services for Richmond House patients, which has about 4,000 patients on its books.
Patients at Richmond House Surgery have been concerned about where the practice would be based since it announced it would have to close its doors on October 31.
The new GP service, which is expected to be in place for 18 months, will open at the hospital in Claypit Street from November 1.
Dr Julian Povey, Shropshire CCG's Clinical Chair said: "We are delighted that we have now reached an agreement and can let people in the community known that their GP services will be located at the community hospital.
"The hospital is at the heart of the town and only a few hundred metres from Station Road. It will provide adequate accommodation and make the best use of NHS resources in Whitchurch.
"We know from numerous conversations with patients that there has been a growing level of anxiety about the closure of Richmond House. I would like to thank all patients for their patience and understanding.
"By announcing that the hospital will be the location of the caretaker GP service we are hoping that it will ease some of those anxieties."
Any patients who wish to be kept informed of future development should contact Shropshire CCG on SHRccg.customercare@nhs.net or by calling 0800 032 0897.
