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By Keri Trigg & Shehnaz KhanAround 150 people have attended a public meeting on the future of a community hospital in Shropshire.
The trust which runs the hospital said there was no "reasonable prospect" of re-opening the 16-bed ward. Clair Hobbs, the trust's director of nursing and workforce, said 60% of nursing posts were vacant at the hospital.
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