MP hits back at 'scaremongering' council’s hospital A&E plea
A Shropshire Conservative MP has hit back at Telford's Labour council for insisting that the county’s NHS hospital transformation programme should be reconsidered.
Telford & Wrekin Council’s leader Shaun Davies reinforced his message yesterday asking for the government to reconsider plans to downgrade the A&E services at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) into an ‘A&E Local’.
The council sent a legal request to Steve Barclay, secretary of state for Health and social care, in March asking him to reconsider the plans.
As part of the transformation programme the consultant-led Women and Children’s Unit would also be moved to Shrewsbury.
The council claim that the original business case supporting Future Fit plans – made in 2018 – is now outdated.
Telford & Wrekin Council have asked for the plans to be re-considered due to the borough having a growing population including women and children.
