Shrewsbury Town Council accuses hospital bosses
Tuesday 8th March 2011, 3:04PM GMT.
Shrewsbury Town Council has accused health bosses of putting finance before patient safety as it added its weight to the fight against plans for a shake-up of services at Shropshire’s two main hospitals.
During last night’s full council meeting – the last before the hospital consultation ends on March 14 – members agreed they were against proposals to move women’s and children’s services from Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital.
The proposals would also see the creation of an acute surgery centre at the RSH. Head and neck services would also relocate to the PRH.
Councillors agreed an official consultation response highlighting “genuine concerns that these proposals are more finance driven than in the best interests of the patients”.
The document says: “The town council is supportive of the need to secure the future of hospital services in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, but it has significant concerns about relocating services out of the town.”
It cites “the implications for travel times for children who are seriously ill or injured” and “the separation of paediatric acute services from adult acute services” as top concerns.
The hospital trust claims its plans are necessary to avoid losing vital services.
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Wow the town council are concerned (is that of any interest to anyone?) and are worried that the NHS actually costs money.
What do they think it exists on, public service? No, that is what their incredibly unimportant role used to be before thay started to get paid for making pointless statements.
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