Sighs of relief as Droitwich service for deaf is saved
A vital service for the deaf and hard-of-hearing has been saved, the Worcester News reports.
Concerns were raised about the future of the audiology service in the town if funds were not found to sound-proof a room at the new £6 million Droitwich Spa Medical Centre.
But the Worcestershire Primary Care Trust (PCT) has revealed that work would go ahead and the service would remain in Droitwich without patients having to travel to Worcester, Kidderminster or Redditch for appointments.
The decision, announced at a PCT trust board meeting last week, sparked sighs of relief from representatives of the Droitwich Spa Area Forum For Older People where key representatives had turned up to hand in a petition with 500 names, young and old, against stopping the service.
