Plans to create 'super GP hubs' in Shrewsbury and five other parts of England have been put on hold because of a lack of available funds, NHS bosses have said.
A national scheme that would have seen health and wellbeing hubs created in six areas across the country, including in Shrewsbury, has been paused by NHS England due to lack of capital funding.
Official papers from the ICB meeting said:"Originally the national Cavell team were expecting to receive capital funding for the six pilot sites through the last Comprehensive Spending Review . "On January 31, Simon Corben, head of NHS Estates and chair of the national Cavell Programme, wrote to the other five Cavell pioneers to state that all work should pause until the national Cavell Programme Business Case is approved."
In Shropshire, the plans sparked huge debate and criticism from local politicians and residents – and even abetween Dr Charlotte Hart, the GP leading the proposal, and five retired Shrewsbury GPs after they penned a critical open letter.
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