Council launches campaign to keep A&E at the PRH
Telford & Wrekin Council is set to launch a campaign to keep a full 24 hour accident and emergency service at the Princess Royal Hospital.
The A&E 4 PRH campaign will begin with a motion to the next full Telford & Wrekin Council meeting on Thursday September 12.
The motion will read: “This council is committed to campaigning for the retention of a full 24 hour accident and emergency service at the Princess Royal Hospital.”
The whole issue of accident and emergency provision at Shropshire’s hospitals has recently been catapulted into the media spotlight as question marks have been raised over what future provision will look like.
Telford & Wrekin Council leader Councillor Kuldip Sahota said: “This is a line in the sand. As far as we are concerned, there needs to be a full accident and emergency provision at the Princess Royal.
“I hope and expect that this motion will receive full cross party support, as similar campaigns to protect our vital services have done in the past.
“The motion makes our position very clear and it is just the start of a campaign to fend off any threat to the Princess Royal’s accident and emergency department.
“We have shown in the past that we are willing to listen and compromise on how our health services are delivered to enable savings and efficiencies to be made and to ensure that services are delivered in the most effective way.
“But the one thing where we believe there is no room for manoeuvre is the issue surrounding the accident and emergency department. Telford has to have one and we believe that is what our residents want.”
