Shrewsbury health hub row: Chiefs 'reviewing more options' as consultation is delayed
Health bosses have said they are 'reviewing additional options' after postponing a consultation on controversial plans to merge six Shrewsbury doctors' practices.
Shrewsbury Health and Wellbeing Hub - a proposal which involves moving six GP practices into a new 'super hub' - has sparked protests over concerns about transport, access and staffing.
Meole councillor Bernie Bentick said in a Shrewsbury Town Council meeting that the consultation had been postponed for an unspecified period, and he believed it was down to "public outrage".
Now a health boss has has his say on why the consultation has been delayed.
Gareth Robinson, director of delivery and transformation for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, said: “The original time frame for the public consultation was part of our indicative planning which suggested October would be the most appropriate time to carry out this consultation. As any programme of this scale develops, these time frames may change.
