Telford doctors' surgery changes name to be more inclusive
A medical practice has been given the green light to change its name to one “more inclusive” to the areas of Telford it covers.
Stirchley Medical Practice and Sutton Hill Medical Practice merged 18 months ago, and the combined group has gone by the name of the former since then.
The county’s Primary Care Commissioning Committee approved its proposal to change its name to “Silkin Health”, to avoid excluding Sutton Hill.
Lord Silkin was a former MP, deputy House of Lords Leader and architect of the New Towns Act, and the Silkin Way – a 14-mile cycling and walking route from Coalport to Bratton – is named after him.
