Decision day for A&E closure planspublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 27 September 2018
A decision's set to be made this afternoon on whether to temporarily close the A&E unit in Telford overnight., external
Image source, GoogleShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust's board will meet from 13:30 , externalto discuss the recommendation to shut the department from 20:00 to 08:00.
The trust says the move's being proposed due to concerns over patient safety due to a lack of specialist A&E staff.
The idea's already being criticised by the leader of Telford and Wrekin Council, while two local MPs branded it as "reckless, external" and "negligent".
