MP welcomes Shrewsbury Hospital transformation progress

Craig Williams, Welsh Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, has expressed his support for the progress being made by the Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust towards its Hospital Transformation Plan at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

The Trust's Outline Business Case for its Hospital Transformation Plan (HTP) was approved by the UK Government in December 2023, paving the way for the £312 million program to begin.

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Works have already commenced within the Hospital's Clinical Decisions Unit, as well as the construction of a new unit to house a gamma camera, plans for a ward extension, and a LINAC bunker.

In the coming weeks, there will be multiple large deliveries of construction materials to the site, necessitating the widening and realignment of the main road to maintain ambulance and construction access.

The Trust will also be developing its Full Business Case, the final stage of Government approval. The plans for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital as part of its HTP include a new emergency department, including an Urgent Treatment Centre and Critical Care Unit, emergency medicine facilities, consultant-led maternity care, a new children's center, gynecological services, and consultant neonatal services.

Commenting, Craig Williams MP said:

"After now being over a decade in the making, it is fantastic to see that real progress is being made by SaTH in delivering its Hospital Transformation Plan at Shrewsbury Hospital - and that the diggers are finally in the ground on site."

"This programme has been enabled by over £300m of UK Government investment and is absolutely vital for improving health and care services for communities across Mid Wales, Shropshire and Telford. The plans will also serve to vastly reduce current A&E waiting times at both Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals, as well as ambulance turnaround periods."

"Alongside my Parliamentary colleagues within Shropshire, I will continue to work closely with the Trust as they develop their Full Business Case, as well as Department of Health & Social Care officials to ensure the HTP can be delivered at pace."