SAVE SHROPSHIRE'S AMBULANCE CONTROL ROOM

SAVE SHROPSHIRE AMBULANCE CONTROL
THE AXE HAS BEEN SWUNG, AS FEARED SHROPSHIRE'S DEDICATED AMBULANCE CONTROL CENTRE IS TO CLOSE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER DEDICATED RURAL CONTROL ROOM IN BRANSFORD WORCESTERSHIRE, THESE ACTIONS WILL COST LIVES AND DEPRIVE THE RESIDENTS OF SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORD AND WORCESTERSHIRE OF A VERY MUCH VALUED AND SPECIALISED SERVICE.  LOOK AT THE MAPS THESE COUNTIES ARE THE LARGEST INLAND COUNTIES WITH HEAVILY RURAL AREAS THEY WILL BE WITHOUT A LOCAL CONTROL ROOM.
WITHOUT IT YOUR CALLS WILL BE ANSWERED ANYWHERE IN THE WEST MIDLAND REGION CALL CENTRES, STAFFORD, DUDLEY OR LEAMINGTON SPA.  SO THE LIKELY HOOD IS THE PERSON YOU SPEAK TO WILL NOT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THE AREA YOU LIVE IN.  AND ONCE THE BIG CONTROL ROOMS HAVE DISPATCHED YOUR LOCAL CREWS TO OTHER AREAS OUT OF YOUR COUNTY TO COVER THE LARGE BUILT UP URBAN AREAS OF THE REGION TO MEET DEMAND, THE LIKELY HOOD AGAIN WILL BE THAT THE CREW RESPONDING TO YOU WILL HAVE TO RELY ON SAT NAV EQUIPMENT AND NO LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AS THEY WILL BE MILES FROM THEIR AREA!

WE HAVE NOW GOT 12 WEEKS OF CONSULTATION BEFORE THE TRUST BOARD MAKE THEIR FINAL DECISSION,
BELOW IS A LINK TO THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT PUBLISHED BY WMAS

PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK AND READ THE CONSULTATION PAPER

WMAS have called 5 seperate meetings round the region at the 5 EOC's to tell the staff what is going to be said in the trust board meeting on the 25th June..... about time perhaps then we can have a full blown campaign based on facts and figures and the public will see what will happen to their Ambulance Service!

COME ON THE RESIDENTS OF SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORD AND WORCS, THESE COUNTIES ARE HUGE THEY REQUIRE A LOCAL AMBULANCE CONTROL , SIGN OUR PETITIONS, WRITE YOUR LETTERS HAVE YOU SAY