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News from our partners: Construction of £24m planned
care hub at Princess Royal Hospital is progressing well
Construction is well underway for a new £24 million planned care hub,
which will provide more theatres and recovery areas as part of plans
to transform patient care at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford.
The new hub will provide day case surgery for patients across Shropshire,
Telford and Wrekin and mid Wales, supporting communities to receive
high quality, elective care all year round.
This significant investment will substantially increase the number of
day case operations that can take place meaning patients will also
benefit from much shorter waiting times.
New artist impressions reveal how the new two-storey hub would look
when it is completed.
Recovery area – artist’s impression
“This fantastic investment in the hospital site at Telford will transform
how we deliver our day surgery, benefiting patients from across
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid Wales.
“Day case procedures will be able to take place all year round, despite
seasonal pressures, which is great news for our patients who won’t
have to wait as long for their operation.
Operating theatre – artist’s impression
Made up of four modern theatres, new recovery areas and patient
consultation pods, this fantastic new facility, all designed with input
from clinicians at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, will
improve and transform the environment for patients and staff.
The hub will support day case procedures across a range of specialities
including ear, nose and throat, maxillofacial, gynaecology, breast,
orthopaedics and general surgery.
Dr Steve McKew, Divisional Medical Director for Surgery, Anaesthetics
and Cancer and Clinical Lead for Planned Care for the Hospitals
Transformation Programme, said:-
“Thank you to our clinicians who have helped to shape this fantastic
new facility which will enable us to deliver high quality procedures and
after care. We are looking forward to welcoming our very first patients
next year.”
The transformation plans for the Telford hospital site also include the
ongoing upgrade to the main entrance of the PRH, including brandnew retail facilities for patients, visitors and staff, which is due to be
completed this winter.
The plans complement the Hospitals Transformation Programme,
which sees the Princess Royal Hospital specialising in planned care for
patients of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid Wales. This is part
of the vital programme that will transform acute hospital services and
improve health and care for communities.
Source: Shropshire Council
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Issue 394
July
2023
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