Hospital's d-day approaching
Up for discussion is the final verdict on emergency services to be provided at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital which is under threat of losing vital amenities to Telford.
NHS Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group are proposing that one hospital becomes an Emergency Care site and the other hospital becomes a Planned Care site.
Both hospitals would have an Urgent Care Centre that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Welshpool’s referendum has been set for October 26 with voting at the Town Hall, and the town’s residents will be asked which of two options they would back.
Option One
The Emergency Care site is the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Planned Care site is the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. Both hospitals would have a 24-hour Urgent Care Centre.
Option Two
The Emergency Care site is the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford and the Planned Care site is the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Both hospitals would have a 24-hour Urgent Care Centre.
“The High School will be voting on October 9-11, with the result announced on the same night as the referendum at around 11.30pm,” said Town Clerk, Robert Robinson. “It is very, very, very important that people come out to vote. The Future Fit Consultation will take place soon, probably slightly later than the referendum.”
If you wish to vote via a postal vote, contact the town.clerk@
Definitions
Urgent Care Centre
Basically an A&E but where you get there yourself.
Emergency Care Centre
A critical care unit where life threatening cases would go. This will be on one site only. There will still be some which go to Wolverhampton, Stoke or Stafford.
Planned Care
All operations and other treatment which is planned with an appointment will be on one site only.
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