Leading medic explains how new hospital unit plans will benefit patients and staff
A leading medic says plans for a new critical care unit at a county hospital will improve treatment for patients and conditions for staff.
The unit is planned for Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of the 'Future Fit' Hospitals Transformation Programme, and will have 32 beds – for the treatment of the most critically ill patients.
The reorganisation of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) sites will see RSH becoming the focus of emergency care in the county, with Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford specialising in planned care.
The critical care unit is part of the overhaul of services at RSH, which will see it become home to the county's sole 24-hour A&E department, as well as consultant-led women and children's services, which move over from PRH.
SaTH said the new unit would provide "essential support for the most critically ill patients and will be supported 24/7 by all the required medical and surgical specialities on one site".
