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<p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care referred the
Future Fit scheme to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) for their expert
advice on this matter. The IRP provided a full assessment of the Future Fit scheme,
which took into account concerns about patient safety, and recommended that the new
model of hospital care be implemented without delay.</p><p>On 2 October 2019, in line
with the IRP’s recommendations, the Secretary of State decided that the emergency
care centre should be located at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital whilst enabling as
much clinically appropriate care as possible at the Princess Royal Hospital. He asked
NHS England and NHS Improvement to work with the clinical commissioning groups and
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to develop the accident and emergency local
model.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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