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

www.wmambo.unionweb.co.uk/Websites/44/ConsultationontheProposedRe-configurationofEOCs.pdf

on monday 25th june at 10am the 1st installment of the petition and already recieved letters of support will be handed in to the WMAS trust board, this will show them the depth of public support after just 6 weeks but we now have another 12 weeks of consultation

WE HAVE UNTIL THE 1ST OCT 2007 TO GET OUR VIEWS ACCROSS TO THE TRUST BOARD
PLEASE WRITE TO :-

WEST MIDLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
EOC RECONFIGURATION CONSULTATION
MILLENIUM POINT
WATERFRONT BUSINESS PARK
BRIERLY HILL
DUDLEY
WEST MIDLANDS
DY5 1LX

OR EMAIL :-

consultation@wmas.nhs.uk

All letters to be in no later than 1st of October 2007

They then plan on having a final trust board meeting on the 9th of October where the final decission will be rubber stamped

All details of public meetings etc will be posted on this site

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT