Joint statement issued on behalf of NHS Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
Dr Julian Povey, Chair of Shropshire CCG, and Dr Jo Leahy, Chair of Telford & Wrekin CCG, said:
“We are both disappointed that today NHSE/I have advised that the joint application from NHS Telford & Wrekin CCG and NHS Shropshire CCG to become a Single Strategic Commissioning Organisation in April 2020 has not been successful.
“Following the NHSE Regional Panel meeting on Friday the view is that the application is not strong enough at this stage to proceed in this timescale. There was clear recognition of the hard work that had gone into the application and the progress that has been made given how late we entered the application process. We would like to echo this recognition.
“Given the support of our Governing Bodies, Members and Partners this is clearly disappointing news however, in line with our previous position, we will continue to develop a single management structure across both CCGs and work to bring teams together over the coming months.”