Woman waits two days on hospital trolley in one of many 'dire' NHS experiences in county - MP
A patient waited for two days on a trolley for transfer from A&E to a county hospital ward, according to an MP.
The case is just one raised by North Shropshire's Liberal Democrat MP, Helen Morgan, who this week highlighted concerns over the county's healthcare services with Health Minister, Helen Whatley.
Mrs Morgan said there were worries over ambulance response times, and also told the minister of a case where a patient had an 18-hour wait to see a doctor after contracting an infection while undergoing cancer treatment.
The MP said the situation remains ‘dire’ for too many.
Both Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said they were working to improve the situation.
Mrs Morgan cited statistics showing that the average ambulance response time for a heart attack or stroke – category two incidents – across the West Midlands was 43 minutes in January, with North Shropshire likely to be significantly worse performing than more urban areas.
Meanwhile half of patients attending A&E in Shropshire are waiting more than four hours despite a target of 95 per cent of patients being seen within that time-frame.
The latest NHS figures, from January, show Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is in the bottom three performing NHS trusts in the country for A&E waiting times.
Raising the issue in parliament Mrs Morgan said: "The average category two response time for West Midlands Ambulance Service was over 43 minutes in January.
"We know that the problems are worse in Shropshire, and that follows on from stories like a lady who waited for 18 hours before seeing a doctor having contracted an infection following radiation therapy for her cancer treatment.
