Rishi Sunak tells residents that government attention to concern over hospital plans continues.
The Prime Minister has said the government is considering a council appeal over the restructuring of hospital services in Shropshire.Rishi Sunak confirmed the government had receivedIn 2018, the government agreed to pay £312m towards a reconfiguration project that would see Telford lose its A&E department. Under the plans, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 18 miles away, would become Shropshire's main emergency hub.
But the proposals prompted fears that Telford people would have further to travel for such care, potentially jeopardising their safety. Council leader Shaun Davies said the plan was a "downgrade" for Telford residents, and in March submitted a formal legal request asking the government to take a view.Mr Sunak told BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Adam Green on Thursday:"When it comes to local services, those are rightly based on clinically-led decisions at a local level."
He added, however, the government was "considering a letter from Telford Council regarding the proposals for a reconfiguration of the acute services", saying: "I know that process is ongoing.Mr Sunak made his comments during an interview with Adam Green on BBC Radio Shropshirethe prime minister was played a comment from listener Roz near Shawbury, a village in the county, who asked why rural communities were being ignored.
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