NHS Future Fit - Looking at the Impact of Moving Consultant Maternity, Neonatal and Paediatric Services from Telford to Shrewsbury

As you may know, NHS Future Fit is a major review of acute & community hospital services in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. These hospitals are also the main providers of emergency & acute services - and consultant maternity, neonatal and paediatrics - for people in north east Powys.

One option put forward by this review is that the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital should in future be the main Emergency Centre for the area. Under this option, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital would also provide the women and children hospital services (i.e. moving from Telford to Shrewsbury). Any change of this nature would be subject to widespread consultation.

The NHS Future Fit review is therefore asking people across Mid Wales, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin for their views on "how much moving the women and children’s centre and services from The Princess Royal Hospital to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital would affect you." They are keen to hear from people who have used the Women and Children's Centre in Telford in the past two years.

People can share their views by:

- Completing a short online survey from NHS Future Fit by 30th June 2017 atwww.elesurvey.co.uk/f/614394/118c

- Visiting local Drop In Sessions:
- Welshpool Library - 9.30am to 12noon, Monday 26th June
- Newtown Library - 1pm to 4pm, Monday 26th June

- Letting Powys Teaching Health Board know if you would be interested in a telephone interview to share your experiences of "how much moving the women and children’s centre and services from The Princess Royal Hospital to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital would affect you." You can do this by emailing Powys Teaching Health Board atpowys.engagement@powys.nhs.uk

This information is intended for people in Powys for whom hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford are their main acute hospitals. For patients who live in England and who would like to contribute to this review please visit the NHS Future Fit website at http://nhsfuturefit.org/2-nhs-future-fit/147-women-s-and-children-s-services

Please encourage people who have used the Women and Children’s Services at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, in the last two years to complete the online survey, attend a drop in session or arrange a telephone interview with Powys Teaching Health Board before 30th June 2017.