New look of unit unveiled at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital
The attention to detail has been painstaking, right down to the colour scheme and the pictures on the walls.
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Top doctor admits patients in Shropshire have been let down
Maternity care review after death of baby at Ludlow Hospital
A major review is to be launched into maternity services in south Shropshire, prompted in part by the death of a baby at Ludlow Hospital.
School nurses called in to fight Shropshire measles outbreak
A team of school nurses has been called in to help contain the growing measles outbreak in Shropshire, it emerged today.
Shropshire's hospitals at breaking point warns ex-chief
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Digital Editions Samantha takes brave option of breast surgery
At the age of just 25, Samantha Williams had to make one of the most difficult decisions of her life.
Village may get £1.5m surgery to safeguard patients and jobs
A £1.5 million doctor’s surgery serving thousands of patients could be built in a Shropshire village, safeguarding up to a dozen specialist jobs.
Letter; Time for action if we want to keep the ShropDoc service
Your pages and website have all been given to the widespread concerns about the new telephone number for health NHS 111.
999 crews struggle as call-outs increase
Ambulance crews are struggling to deliver patients to A&E at Shropshire’s two main hospitals and prepare for their next job within their target time – as call-outs for paramedics across the region continue to rise.
Report criticises poor hygiene on wards at Shropshire hospitals
Cleaning standards at Shropshire’s two main hospitals are ‘poor’ with staff failing to wash hands and soap dispensers left empty, a damning report revealed today.
We’ve gone from here to maternity
A hospital-to-hospital charity walk has raised more than £18,000 for women and children’s services in Telford.
Shropshire hospitals among UK worst for mistakes
Patients had swabs left inside them after operations, wrong implants fitted and the wrong parts of their bodies operated on, according to information made public today on mistakes at hospitals in Shropshire.
Kerri is fighting back after heart attack at 36
Heart conditions can often go unmonitored for years and strike without any prior warning.
Shropshire doctor suspended in hospital probe
A senior doctor at Shropshire’s two main hospitals has been suspended and is being investigated, it emerged today.
£150,000 for Shropshire bone cancer centre plans
Plans to build a £2 million bone cancer centre at Shropshire’s orthopaedic hospital have been given a huge boost.
Patient left waiting 24 hours on trolley at Shropshire hospital
Up to 30 patients have been left waiting on trolleys at Shropshire’s two main hospitals for more than 12 hours over the past two months.
Shropshire GPs demand answers over NHS helpline bailout
Doctors in Shropshire need urgent clarification on whether or not they are to continue bailing out the Government’s controversial NHS 111 helpline over the summer months, it was claimed today.
Star comment: Struggling NHS under more strain
Shropshire’s health service finds itself dangerously close to the eye of a perfect storm.
Shropshire doctors to rescue in 111 calls crisis
Doctors in Shropshire are continuing to bail out the Government’s fledging NHS 111 advice line, it was revealed today.
Measles cases in Shropshire rise to 41
There are now 41 reported cases of measles in Shropshire – with more than half in the Oswestry area, new figures showed today.
Shropshire's health service faces challenging year
NHS services in Shropshire face ‘significant challenges’ in the next year in maintaining performance standards, a county health boss has said.
£1m medical centre plan wins full backing
The final hurdle to a new £1 million medical practice in Cleobury Mortimer has been cleared after planning permission was granted for the development of the site.
Shropshire patients urged to sort out prescriptions before bank holiday
Patients have been warned not to order repeat prescriptions from the Shropdoc service, after the out-of-hours medical line was placed under increased pressure during the last bank holiday weekend.
Ten patients ‘waited on trolleys for 12 hours’
Ten patients were forced to wait more than 12 hours on trolleys during a single day at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, it has been revealed.
MMR jab warning to parents in Telford & Wrekin
Parents and carers in the Telford and Wrekin area were today reminded to ensure their children are protected against measles following an increase in cases across the country.