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| A&E at Redditch's Alexandra Hospital may be downgraded | A&E at Redditch's Alexandra Hospital may be downgraded |
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| The Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch could be downgraded under plans to shake-up NHS services. | The Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch could be downgraded under plans to shake-up NHS services. |
| In proposals put forward by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, some A&E patients could be treated at the Worcestershire Royal. | In proposals put forward by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, some A&E patients could be treated at the Worcestershire Royal. |
| The trust has stressed all three of its hospitals in Kidderminster, Worcester and Redditch will remain open. | The trust has stressed all three of its hospitals in Kidderminster, Worcester and Redditch will remain open. |
| Campaigners and Redditch MP Karen Lumley have criticised the proposals. | |
| In a statement, the trust said stroke, major trauma and surgical emergency patients would be affected and the A&E department at Worcester would be enhanced to deal with more serious cases. | |
| About 75% of current urgent and emergency care cases would continue to be treated at the Redditch site. | |
| Children's and women's services at Redditch may also be affected under plans to centralise care at Worcester. | |
| 'One sided' option | |
| In June the trust had considered closing Redditch's A&E as one of six proposals to save £50m by 2015 but has since refined its options to just two. | |
| A second of which could see the Alexandra Hospital being run by an alternative NHS provider. | |
| In January, the Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group (RBCCG) confirmed it had been talking to three Birmingham-based trusts about a possible take over of some services at Redditch. | |
| Neil Stote from the Save The Alex Campaign said: "I'm not happy about what they're proposing about the A&E. It's very one sided and they've ignored what a take over by a leading foundation trust could do." | |
| The hospital has a legacy of debt and a £1.9m funding deficit needs to be met by April. | The hospital has a legacy of debt and a £1.9m funding deficit needs to be met by April. |
| A three-month consultation is due to take place later in the year. |