Just one week to go in Future Fit debate

But with seven days to go, campaigners are still calling on the entire process to be brought to a halt.

Gill George, chairwoman of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Defend Our NHS, said people should vote strongly disagree on both Option 1 and Option 2.

Her comments come as residents are urged to have their say on the process while they still can.

"Future Fit cuts will kill," Ms George said. "We must stop Future Fit. When you complete the survey, there's a way of opposing the Future Fit cuts and closures.

"Please strongly disagree with both options in the consultation survey."

Politicians across Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire have called for people to have their say on their preferred option.

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Telford & Wrekin Council said it was "the most important consultation you will ever take part in".

And all of Shropshire's MPs have previously called for people to take part in the consultation.

More than 13,000 people have now given feedback on the Future Fit proposals.

More than 800 people have attended public exhibition events, and around 1,500 have seen pop-up displays across the county.

There have been question and answer sessions on social media and the Future Fit website is regularly updated with comments from NHS staff.

The Future Fit team said that separating emergency and planned care would help make sure patients receive the best care at the right time.

The options put forward by Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups involve separating emergency and planned care. Under the plans, there would be a single emergency centre for the county at either Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, but health bosses have stressed it is "not a vote".

The recommended option in the Future Fit process is to house the county’s emergency department at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Under that model, Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital would take on responsibility for providing planned care.

Option two would be see Princess Royal Hospital house the emergency department and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital become the planned care site.

Both hospitals would have an urgent care centre that would be open 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week.

For more information or to comment on the plans visit nhsfuturefit.org