On Tuesday 23 September, the two Boards of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust will be meeting to consider the establishment of a Group Model between the two organisations.
This meeting will be held in public at 10.15am at the Shropshire Education and Conference Centre, Mytton Oak Road, SY3 8XQ and will provide the Boards with an opportunity to consider and debate the Case for Change.
Listening to feedback from staff, partners, volunteers, patient and community representatives during the Summer, the Case for Change sets out the benefits, issues, risks and mitigations of the two Trusts working more closely together. The Case for Change and agenda for the meeting is available in the Board papers on our websites.
To find out how to attend the Board meeting, or ask a question, visit our Board Papers section of the website.
Exploring a Group model follows the approach taken by other NHS trusts across the country to improve care for patients through joint working and offer greater value for taxpayers.
Under the proposals the Trusts would remain as separate statutory organisations, whilst seeking to appoint a shared leadership across both organisations to oversee strategy and service delivery.
Further information on becoming a Group can be found on our Better Together page.