SORRY PEOPLE OF SHROPSHIRE

so how much will they get for the land from the back doors of the station??? its not about the money, when the control centre is sitting on valuable land. Shropshire the poor relation of WMAS.

Dear Mr. Marsh just a line to say what a wonderful job you have done with the Consultation. It is refreshing to see the open way in which you and your Management team have carried the whole thing out from start to finish.

Mis- construing figures. Manipulation of figures words and statements.
The total disregard for staff and the total underhanded methods used.
Hiding behind the data protection act while you yourselves were guilty of
allowing personnel details to get into the public domain.
Whatever the outcome, which might I suggest was all a done deal from the start, and the savourservice campaign was just a slight irritant under your skin.
Sir you and your Senior members of staff at Millennium Point have not only insulted the population of Shropshire with the statement by Dr Wyse but you yourself have destroyed every ounce of trust the staff at both EOCs had in the WMAS and without doubt I suspect the vast majority would leave tomorrow if there home situations allowed. Not one person with whom I have spoken with has any respect for this Executive. Well done and good luck in your next venture.

To add to Roy's comment. I think that the approx 100 members of the public at the Shrewsbury meeting, have lost faith and trust in the management of OUR ambulance service in Shropshire.

I know of one Member of the public that has lost faith and trust in you, Mr Marsh and your management team. Me!!!!

Recently Anthony Marsh insulted 16000 Shropshire residents by telling them that the petition they had signed was worthless because of a technicality.

It is time to fight back.

I have been invited to a meeting with Ben Bradshaw, the Minister of State (Health) on the 31st October. (Next Wednesday) and so I have today launched a website at www.keepshropshiresafe.co.uk. This website has a template letter that is addressed to the Minister and which can be sent to me at the click of a button. All the user has to do is fill in his or her name an address to validate it, and then press send. Of course if you'd like to add other comments (or even delete some) then please feel free to do so. The template details the reason why we are so concerned about the closure, how we are appalled that ambulances are STILL being sent across border without providing adequate cover, and how after demonstrating his utter contempt for the people of Shropshire how Marsh's position is now untenable and that the Minister should take action to insist on his resignation.

It is my intention at the meeting with the minister to personally hand him every single email that is sent to me to show him just how strong feeling is in Shropshire. It goes without saying that the greater the number of emails I collect, the greater our bargaining position.

Please take time to visit the site and send an email. It will take no more than one minute of your time, but could actually, really, save lives.

Make no mistake. This is our last chance. If this fails, the whole of Shropshire loses.

Steve Jetley
steve@keepshropshiresafe.co.uk

its back in the news

Daniel Kawczynski MP is hoping to secure a Commons debate on the proposed closure of Shropshire's ambulance control centre.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7095821.stm

So - here we finally are. Wednesday 28th November and the Shropshire Star reports that West Midlands Ambulance Trust has announced that Shropshire Control is to close. For the 'resilience' of the Control function overall - of course.

What a complete and utter farce. A decision made months ago - the consultation was a total sham from the word go. Add to that some very smug and less than truthful PR staff (then again, PR staff aren't paid to have principles or even to think for themselves, they're just a salaried mouthpiece).

And lastly the spineless Chief Executive himself. Take a bow all of you - you all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. But then again I guess it'll all count towards some fat 'performance bonuses' next year won't it???!

You put up a good fight, Shropshire staff. But you can't win against the sort of managers you have got - which to be fair, is much the same as most ambulance trusts have these days!