19 June 2018

The following news is from our partners at NHS Future Fit

The first two public exhibition events for the NHS Future Fit consultation took place on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 June in Telford and Shrewsbury – with around 300 people taking up the opportunity to find out more about the Future Fit proposals.

The events – held at Meeting Point House in Telford and at Shrewsbury Town Football Club –received positive feedback from members of the public who came along to talk to doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff and ask any questions.

NHS Future Fit is about improving the hospital services provided at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury and the Princess Royal Hospital Telford to meet the needs of communities across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are asking for the views of people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales on the following two options:

Option1:         The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital becomes an Emergency Care site and the Princess Royal Hospital becomes a Planned Care site (This is the CCGs’ preferred option)

Option 2:        The Princess Royal Hospital becomes an Emergency Care site and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital becomes a Planned Care site 

Under either option, both hospitals would have an Urgent Care Centre that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. where patients would receive care for illnesses and injuries that are not life or limb-threatening but require urgent attention.

More public exhibition events will be taking place across June, July and August. These events have been organised as an opportunity for people to meet doctors, nurses and other health professionals, ask questions, find out more about the proposals and complete a survey.

Everyone is welcome to drop in any time from 3.30pm to 7.30pm on the following dates and locations:

28 June: Elephant and Castle Hotel, Broad St, Newtown SY16 2BQ
4 July: Bishop Mascall Centre, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow SY8 1RZ
11 July: Methodist Church, New Street, Wellington, Telford TF1 1LU
25 July: Bridgnorth Leisure Centre, Northgate, Bridgnorth WV16 4ER
2 August: The Festival Drayton Centre, Frogmore Rd, Market Drayton TF9 3AX
15 August: Cabin Lane Church, Cabin Lane, Oswestry SY11 2LQ