Fears for Welsh health provision under RSH plans

Mid Wales could become a black hole for health if services are moved away from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, it has been claimed.

Wyn Williams, the Liberal Democrat Welsh Assembly candidate for Montgomeryshire, said people across the county relied heavily on the "critical services provided at the RSH".

Mr Williams said he had now written to the Welsh Assembly expressing his serious concerns about the future for health services in Montgomeryshire and Mid Wales.

He said: "I am deeply worried that Mid Wales could become a black hole for health because currently no-one is looking at the overall strategy in Mid Wales and the borders.

"I am astonished at the lack of joined up thinking about health provision for the people of Mid Wales who rely on critical services outside of the county.

"The Welsh government has made no effort to contact the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to gain a full understanding of the implications of the proposed changes to hospital services for patients in Montgomeryshire and Mid Wales.

"I am asking the Welsh government to call an urgent meeting of all key stakeholders, to consider the implications of changes to services at the Royal Shrewsbury, Telford, Bronglais, Wrexham and Glan Clwyd Hospitals."