Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Steve Brine and Lucy Allan

Tuesday 4th July 2017 Commons Chamber

[Steve Brine]

I understand that this is an independent review of services, and it will report in due course.

[Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con)]

Does my hon. Friend agree that, when political activists mislead and misinform my constituents about the future of our Princess Royal hospital, the CCG should communicate directly and clearly with residents so that they can be reassured that our A&E and our women’s and children’s services are safe?

[Steve Brine]

Yes, I do. The CCG should communicate directly with patients, and that should be clinically led when making the clinical case for any service reconfigurations. As I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski), there are clear guidelines that the CCGs must follow. There are now five tests that must be met before any reconfigurations are brought forward, and that should be the same for my hon. Friend’s area as for everywhere else in England.