Councillors vow to challenge fresh plans to transfer GP services from Gresford Health Centre

Two local councillors have vowed to challenge renewed proposals to relocate GP services from a village health centre.

Alyn Family Doctors, which operates across three sites, has proposed that the GP services in Gresford are transferred to Rossett Surgery and Llay Health Centre.

Councillor Andrew Atkinson, who represents the Gresford ward, said he had received an email from Alyn Family Doctors this evening informing him of the public meeting – which is scheduled to take place in Llay next month.

The email reads: “We, the doctors of Alyn Family Doctors GP Practice, would like to invite you to attend a public meeting at the above venue.

“In order to remain sustainable as a Practice, we need to make changes and we are again proposing to apply to the Health Board to transfer GP services from Gresford Health Centre to Rossett Surgey and Llay Health Centre.

“We hope you can join us at the meeting.”

It is the second time that such a move of services has been put forward, with Alyn Family Doctor consulting with the public on similar proposals last spring.

However in September 2018 Wrexham.com reported that the health centre would remain open after the plans were rejected by the Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board Panel.

Cllr Atkinson said he is working to let all residents know about the upcoming public meeting.

He continued: “We had a successful campaign last time supported by the health board who did not allow the changes to go ahead but I’ve always been clear with residents that I believed the practice would try again.

“I don’t believe that this is right for my community at all and will continue to challenge it along side Cllr Gilmartin.”

Marford councillor Russell Gilmartin added: “This is as unacceptable now as it was previously and I’m working to fight this with Cllr Atkinson.

“We will challenge it every step of the way and would encourage our residents to attend the meeting to make sure the practice have no doubt what our views are.”

The public meeting will take place on Tuesday 5th March at 7pm at the Llay Miners Welfare Institute on Llay Road.

If you’d like to assist the two councillors with their campaign please contact them at either [email protected] or [email protected]