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| Telford hospital's A&E to temporarily close overnight | Telford hospital's A&E to temporarily close overnight |
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| A hospital accident and emergency unit will temporarily close overnight after NHS managers were told they cannot continue to rely on the "goodwill of staff" to keep patients safe. | A hospital accident and emergency unit will temporarily close overnight after NHS managers were told they cannot continue to rely on the "goodwill of staff" to keep patients safe. |
| Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Board ruled the Princess Royal Hospital (PRU) in Telford would suspend services overnight. | Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Board ruled the Princess Royal Hospital (PRU) in Telford would suspend services overnight. |
| The department will shut from 20:00 to 08:00 BST in October or November for six months. | |
| MPs have branded plans "reckless". | MPs have branded plans "reckless". |
| The trust said the closure is in response to shortages in specialist staff affecting the trust's two A&E departments in Telford and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. | The trust said the closure is in response to shortages in specialist staff affecting the trust's two A&E departments in Telford and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. |
| Ben Reid, chairman of the trust board, told Thursday's meeting: "I've never seen anything like the pressures on our two emergency departments over winter. Relying on the goodwill of staff to keep patients safe is not good." | Ben Reid, chairman of the trust board, told Thursday's meeting: "I've never seen anything like the pressures on our two emergency departments over winter. Relying on the goodwill of staff to keep patients safe is not good." |
| It comes after the Care Quality Commission took urgent enforcement action when an inspection highlighted safety fears. | It comes after the Care Quality Commission took urgent enforcement action when an inspection highlighted safety fears. |
| The trust was already under investigation over allegations of dozens of avoidable deaths and injuries in its maternity unit. | The trust was already under investigation over allegations of dozens of avoidable deaths and injuries in its maternity unit. |
| Under plans, sick children from Telford and Wrekin would be taken via ambulance to Wolverhampton, despite the women and children's unit being based at Telford. | Under plans, sick children from Telford and Wrekin would be taken via ambulance to Wolverhampton, despite the women and children's unit being based at Telford. |
| Ambulances for the PRU Hospital would be diverted to neighbouring trusts. | Ambulances for the PRU Hospital would be diverted to neighbouring trusts. |
| SaTH chief executive Simon Wright, said: "We are doing it for patient safety. We haven't arrived at this position lightly." | SaTH chief executive Simon Wright, said: "We are doing it for patient safety. We haven't arrived at this position lightly." |
| Conservative Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, previously described the move as a "reckless decision". | Conservative Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, previously described the move as a "reckless decision". |