Health Trust closed to maternity admissions as hospital experiences issues with generator

Health bosses made the announcement on Friday evening evening as a precaution, but say support is being provided from neighbouring hospitals.

It comes as the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford is currently experiencing issues with a generator.

The Trust has confirmed that contingency plans are in place to minimise disruption and to ensure the safety of its users.

A spokesperson for for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: "We would like to reassure people that our teams are working to restore services as quickly as possible.

"We continue to face issues with our generator, in an area of the Women and Children’s Unit. As a precaution, we are temporarily closed to admissions for maternity, neonates and children’s services.

"We are grateful for the support of our neighbouring hospitals.

“Contingency plans are in place to minimise any disruption and ensure the safety of service users. Other services at the Princess Royal Hospital, including the Emergency Department, remain fully open.

“We are sorry for any inconvenience this is causing and would like to thank women and their families for their continued support.

"We would also like to thank our staff who are working hard to resolve the issues and offer advice and care to our service users in these challenging circumstances.

"Further updates will continue to be provided on our website as more information becomes available.”

If you are in labour, have symptoms of labour, or you need to speak to someone in maternity services, ring maternity triage on 01952 565948 for advice.

If you have an unwell baby or child, please go to the Emergency Department, call 111 or 999 in an emergency. The Emergency Department is operating as normal.

Further updates will be added to https://www.sath.nhs.uk/ as more information becomes available.