To whom it may concern,

As a current resident of Shirley I wanted to express my view of the situation around availability of key services. Currently in Shirley it is extremely difficult to get a GP appointment (I've had to wait on phone for 1:45hr to speak to a receptionist and then wait 2 days for an urgent appointment), we are having to rely on using the national 111 service more and more as the local GPs cannot service us adequately any longer, and we are also unable to find ANY NHS dentists in the surrounding area (my wife is not registered at any dentist).

Further housing developments must consider this situation and plan to add further GP surgeries, NHS dentists and schools. We will consider moving out of the area to another borough if the situation deteriorates.

Thanks and regards,
Benjamin Williams

52 Langcomb Road
Shirley
Solihull
B90 2PR