Stroke Services

Consultation room

Welcome to Stroke Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

The Trust provides patients requiring treatment for an Acute Stroke with a specialist stroke unit located in the Paul Brown Building at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. Operated by our Stroke Services, this unit comprises the following bed base:

  • Ward 15 Princess Royal Hospital – Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and Acute Stroke Unit
  • Ward 16 Princess Royal Hospital – Specialist Stroke Rehabilitation Ward
  • Ward 21 Royal Shrewsbury Hospital – Specialist Stroke Rehabilitation Ward for patients who live closer to Shrewsbury.

The specialist stroke unit is operated by our Stroke Services which comprises 4 Consultant Stroke Physicians, 3 Specialist Nurses and other specialists who come together to form a multidisciplinary stroke team.

Key Info

Contact Us

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
01743 261000 (Switchboard)

Princess Royal Hospital
01952 641222 (Switchboard)

Interested in working with us?

For more information about vacancies in the Trust please visit our Belong to Something website.

Associated Wards

Ward 15 (Princess Royal Hospital)
Ward 16 (Princess Royal Hospital)
Ward 21 (Royal Shrewsbury Hospital)

Our Consultants

Dr Meena Srinivasan – Clinical Lead
Dr Uttam Sinha – Consultant Stroke Physician
Dr Indranil Mukherjee – Consultant Stroke Physician
Dr Owen David – Consultant Stroke Physician

Stroke Specialist Nurses

Carl Ryan
Sara Millward
Tess Wixey

Further Advice and Support

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust recognises that after a stroke life will be very different for many survivors and those that care for them, who will need to make big adjustments and deal with daunting challenges. To help stroke survivors, their families and carers face such challenges; support is available from the following organisations across Shropshire:

The Stroke Association provides a variety of services that will help stroke survivors to enjoy a better quality of life, return to their community and face the future. They will also be able to provide contact details of local support groups that run across Shropshire and the surrounding districts. To access these services, please contact the Stroke Association through:

Stroke Helpline: 0303 3033 100
Website: stroke.org.uk
Email: info@stroke.org.uk
From a textphone: 18001 0303 3033 100

Telford & Wrekin Council support My Choice which is an information, advice and advocacy service for adults in Telford with care and support needs. To access these services, please contact the My Choice through:

01952 459252 between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.

Website: telford.mylifeportal.co.uk

Headway Shropshire is a Shropshire based charity providing support to people over 18 years of age with an acquired brain injury, their families, carers and professionals in the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin area. Please contact Headway Shropshire through:

Tel: 01743 365565

Website: headwayshropshire.org.uk

Carers Centre provides information and support to those caring for someone in Telford and Wrekin. Please contact Carers Centre through:

Tel: 01952 240209

Website: telfordcarers.org.uk

Email: admin@telfordcarers.org.uk

A Stroke Carer’s Support Group runs on the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Princess Royal Hospital from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. If you care for someone who has had a stroke and wish to receive advice and support please contact:

Tel: 01952 641222, Ext 4016, and ask for Liz, or

Tel: 01952 590290 and ask for Tracey