Future of Hospital Services
Last updated 14 May 2012
Welcome to our dedicated web pages to keep you informed about the changes to your local hospital services. These pages are regularly updated. Please use the menu on the left to navigate around these pages.
Full Business Case submitted to NHS Midlands and East
The Full Business Case (FBC) was approved by the Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on 16 April 2012 and the West Mercia PCT Cluster on 24 April 2012. You can read the FBC and summary version on the Full Business Case page in the Publications section of this website.
Following the detailed local review and approval the next step is for the FBC to be considered by the Board of the regional health authority, NHS Midlands and East (the Strategic Health Authority cluster for the Midlands and East of England) on 24 May 2012.
Planning application approved for new Women & Children's Unit at PRH
We are pleased to have been granted planning approval for a new Women and Children's Unit at PRH. You can view the planning application and the supporting information via the design page.
Travel and Transport plan
The views and experiences of patients and families will shape the travel and transport arrangements we put in place in the Trust. Find out more about the Travel and Transport plan and how you can share your views here.
What changes are planned at our hospitals?
In summary, our plans will see:
- Most hospital services for most patients continuing exactly where they are now
- Some services moving from Shrewsbury to Telford. Telford will benefit from a new Women and Children's Unit which will be for consultant-led maternity services, inpatient children's services, inpatient gynaecology services and inpatient head and neck services and children's cancer and haematology services, which be based in a brand new unit
- Some services moving from Telford to Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury will become the main base for inpatient acute general surgery and will benefit from a new and refurbished Cancer and Haematology Centre when it opens in autumn 2012
Follow the links below for more information on each affected service area and how you can get involved in shaping the future of these services:
For more information, read the latest copy of our newsletter Looking to the Future here. You can also check out our FAQs page for answers to your questions and read what our doctors and nurses have to say in our new Doc Blog.