Are you concerned about the proposed closure of Wood Road Surgery?
There was a public meeting at Christ Church on 11 July which was attended by 200 plus residents who came along to voice how much Wood Road surgery means to them.
We do know the #FightgoesOn to #Savewoodrdsurgery
If we don’t act, the surgery will close.
Getting involved will make all the difference.
Elderly – please make your voice heard! Young families – please make your voice heard!
Current and former patients and Professionals – please make your voice heard!
#MAKEYOURVOICEHEARD #WeNeedYouDrs
The main arguments for closure seem to be:
* Lack of GPs and they are not attracting new ones
* Since 2015 the rent of Wood Road has gone up 400%
You can still sign the petition in any of the local shops in Tettenhall, Compton or Tettenhall Wood or online https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-wood-road-surgery-tettenhall-wood ( or follow savewoodrdsurgery on Facebook or @wood_rd on Twitter ) you can email us for more information on [email protected]
Concerns have been raised that the closure of Wood Road Surgery would severely compromise availability and accessibility of primary health care for its patients many of whom rely on walking or public transport to attend appointments with their GP. Elderly patients with poor mobility and mothers with young children are going to be the worst affected. Parking at Lower Green is already difficult and is bound to get worse if more patients were seen at that site. In addition, there is a real worry that the closure of the surgery would eventually lead to the closure of the chemist in Tettenhall Wood in the future. Some local businesses are also worried about a possible decline in footfall in the area. Eleanor Smith MP is supporting local residents in their wish to retain GPs at Wood Road and has written to the WCCG ( Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group ) to inform them of the concerns raised above.
The consultation on the proposed closure began on Tuesday 7 May 2019 and is due to end on Sunday 28 July 2019.
We, the patients of Tettenhall Wood Clinic feel that it is essential to keep a surgery open within easy reach of the citizens of Tettenhall Wood, many of whom rely on public transport or walking to access healthcare free at the point of need.
With the ongoing expansion of retirement accommodation in the area and the accompanying increase in the elderly population, this is becoming ever more important.
As much as we are aware of the shortage of GPs, we urge that every effort continues to be made to recruit doctors for the clinic and that meanwhile the surgery be kept open with skeleton staffing. For the most part, we are very happy with the services provided at Tettenhall Wood and cannot see that an equivalent service could be provided through just one surgery at Lower Green, seeing around 12,000 patients. We fear that accessibility and ready availability of care would be severely compromised and therefore request the healthcare providers to make every effort to retain a clinic in Tettenhall Wood and to keep the public informed of their endeavours.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
July 10, 2019
June 23, 2019
I have spent the last few days meeting with local health officials to present the weight of our petition. They are paying attention because you keep signing and showing up. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your local council representative to demand they protect our surgery.
June 11, 2019
We hit our first 100 signatures today. Post the petition link to your Facebook timeline and email your local representative to demand they address the rent increases.
Reached 100 supporters
June 9, 2019
June 8, 2019
We need to hit the one hundred signature mark today to demonstrate our strength to the decision makers. Post the petition link on Facebook and text three neighbors who use the surgery.
278 Comments
I’m concerned about the impact on elderly or other vulnerable people who can’t drive to Lower Green if this surgery closes. There is also a lack of information on what they’d save by closing, and what “flexible and efficient” services mean at Lower Green if it does close.
My elderly grandparents have been patients of this surgery for a very long time and heavily rely on this surgery now due to one being diagnosed with dementia and the other with prostrate cancer. Please keep this surgery running for them and other people like them
I've been a patient at Wood Road for 36 years and now find it hard to get about and having to travel to Lower Green would be very hard as I don't drive and have no direct bus route and a taxi would be expensive. We need this surgery keeping open
We have an ageing community in Tettenhall Wood that rely on the service, not everyone has a car or access to one and from the number 1 bus it's a steep hill to walk up or down. Lower green has limited parking also..this surgery needs to remain open.
If Wood Road Surgery were to close, the overload on Lower Street Surgery,would be immense, with possible extension of appointments & waiting times. Because of the increase of elderly residents in the Wood Road area, it is vital there is a local surgery.
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Are you concerned about the proposed closure of Wood Road Surgery?
There was a public meeting at Christ Church on 11 July which was attended by 200 plus residents who came along to voice how much Wood Road surgery means to them.
We do know the #FightgoesOn to #Savewoodrdsurgery
If we don’t act, the surgery will close.
Getting involved will make all the difference.
Elderly – please make your voice heard! Young families – please make your voice heard!
Current and former patients and Professionals – please make your voice heard!
#MAKEYOURVOICEHEARD #WeNeedYouDrs
The main arguments for closure seem to be:
* Lack of GPs and they are not attracting new ones
* Since 2015 the rent of Wood Road has gone up 400%
You can still sign the petition in any of the local shops in Tettenhall, Compton or Tettenhall Wood or online https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-wood-road-surgery-tettenhall-wood ( or follow savewoodrdsurgery on Facebook or @wood_rd on Twitter ) you can email us for more information on [email protected]
Concerns have been raised that the closure of Wood Road Surgery would severely compromise availability and accessibility of primary health care for its patients many of whom rely on walking or public transport to attend appointments with their GP. Elderly patients with poor mobility and mothers with young children are going to be the worst affected. Parking at Lower Green is already difficult and is bound to get worse if more patients were seen at that site. In addition, there is a real worry that the closure of the surgery would eventually lead to the closure of the chemist in Tettenhall Wood in the future. Some local businesses are also worried about a possible decline in footfall in the area. Eleanor Smith MP is supporting local residents in their wish to retain GPs at Wood Road and has written to the WCCG ( Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group ) to inform them of the concerns raised above.
The consultation on the proposed closure began on Tuesday 7 May 2019 and is due to end on Sunday 28 July 2019.
We, the patients of Tettenhall Wood Clinic feel that it is essential to keep a surgery open within easy reach of the citizens of Tettenhall Wood, many of whom rely on public transport or walking to access healthcare free at the point of need.
With the ongoing expansion of retirement accommodation in the area and the accompanying increase in the elderly population, this is becoming ever more important.
As much as we are aware of the shortage of GPs, we urge that every effort continues to be made to recruit doctors for the clinic and that meanwhile the surgery be kept open with skeleton staffing. For the most part, we are very happy with the services provided at Tettenhall Wood and cannot see that an equivalent service could be provided through just one surgery at Lower Green, seeing around 12,000 patients. We fear that accessibility and ready availability of care would be severely compromised and therefore request the healthcare providers to make every effort to retain a clinic in Tettenhall Wood and to keep the public informed of their endeavours.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
July 10, 2019
June 23, 2019
I have spent the last few days meeting with local health officials to present the weight of our petition. They are paying attention because you keep signing and showing up. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your local council representative to demand they protect our surgery.
June 11, 2019
We hit our first 100 signatures today. Post the petition link to your Facebook timeline and email your local representative to demand they address the rent increases.
Reached 100 supporters
June 9, 2019
June 8, 2019
We need to hit the one hundred signature mark today to demonstrate our strength to the decision makers. Post the petition link on Facebook and text three neighbors who use the surgery.
278 Comments
It is totally counter-intuitive to close a GP surgery in a popular retirement destination. This will not only affect the patients of the surgery closing but those of the surgeries which will have to take on the patient list.
I’m concerned about the impact on elderly or other vulnerable people who can’t drive to Lower Green if this surgery closes. There is also a lack of information on what they’d save by closing, and what “flexible and efficient” services mean at Lower Green if it does close.
My elderly grandparents have been patients of this surgery for a very long time and heavily rely on this surgery now due to one being diagnosed with dementia and the other with prostrate cancer. Please keep this surgery running for them and other people like them
I've been a patient at Wood Road for 36 years and now find it hard to get about and having to travel to Lower Green would be very hard as I don't drive and have no direct bus route and a taxi would be expensive. We need this surgery keeping open
We have an ageing community in Tettenhall Wood that rely on the service, not everyone has a car or access to one and from the number 1 bus it's a steep hill to walk up or down. Lower green has limited parking also..this surgery needs to remain open.
If Wood Road Surgery were to close, the overload on Lower Street Surgery,would be immense, with possible extension of appointments & waiting times. Because of the increase of elderly residents in the Wood Road area, it is vital there is a local surgery.
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It is totally counter-intuitive to close a GP surgery in a popular retirement destination. This will not only affect the patients of the surgery closing but those of the surgeries which will have to take on the patient list.