Oct. 25 2022
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Oct. 25 2022
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May. 12 2022
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Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when the updated proposal for the Hospitals Transformation Programme for the modernisation of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be submitted for national consideration.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently working with the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust to ensure that the Strategic Outline Case (SOC) meets the relevant criteria. A provisional timetable has been agreed and a revised SOC is expected to be submitted for national review in late April, subject to regional review.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of delays in the modernisation of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on the mortality rate.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
No assessment has been made. NHS England and NHS Improvement are expecting the Strategic Outline Case to be resubmitted by the Trust in the first quarter of 2022. The Department will consider it once received.
Mentions:
1: Thangam Debbonaire (LAB - Bristol West) in a maternity hospital and the confirmed use of thermobaric bombs—war crimes. - Speech Link
2: Esther McVey (CON - Tatton) visitors, and now rumour has it that Cheshire West and Chester Council is kicking the repairs down the - Speech Link
3: Mark Spencer (CON - Sherwood) and Chester Council has a responsibility for the maintenance of Soot Hill road. - Speech Link
4: Lucy Allan (CON - Telford) The long-awaited report on maternity deaths and injuries at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - Speech Link
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on outpatient waiting times at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital of the (a) time taken to fund the modernisation of that hospital and (b) challenges faced in recruiting staff as a result.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
While there has been an increase in the waiting time for a first outpatient appointment compared to pre-pandemic levels, it is not possible to attribute this to either the hospital’s modernisation or the recruitment of staff.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is undertaking a £9.3 million upgrade of its emergency department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, which will increase capacity and upgrade facilities. This will add 11 cubicles, a new and improved Majors department, a new designated emergency zone for children and young people and a new clinical decisions unit. All areas will be completed by spring 2022.
Construction is also underway on a new modular ward to add additional capacity at the Royal Shrewsbury site, creating 32 additional beds by spring 2022. The Trust has provided alternative options for outpatients, including videoconferencing and telephone appointments. A new diagnostic pod, containing magnetic resonance and computed tomography scanners, has been operational since October 2021 reducing waiting times for outpatients awaiting scans as part of their treatment plan.
Between September 2019 and February 2022, the Trust recruited 290 international nurses. From May 2022, the Trust will begin a new recruitment campaign for a further 100 international nurses.
Mentions:
1: Diana Johnson (LAB - Kingston upon Hull North) College of Midwives, the Royal College of General Practitioners, Mumsnet and the Royal Pharmaceutical - Speech Link
2: Philip Dunne (CON - Ludlow) Last night’s “Panorama” programme was harrowing viewing about the loss and harm of babies under Shrewsbury - Speech Link
3: Mark Spencer (CON - Sherwood) maternal harm at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. - Speech Link
4: Mark Spencer (CON - Sherwood) Landlords should be carrying out planned maintenance and responsive repairs to keep their homes well - Speech Link
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of delays to the modernisation of Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on patients; and if he will take steps to help ensure that patient views are taken account of in decisions for that project.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Strategic Outline Case (SOC) on the reconfiguration of acute services across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin has not been submitted to the Department as it did not pass the criteria review performed by NHS England and NHS Improvement. Written feedback on the SOC was issued to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on the 17 November 2021. The SOC is currently with the trust and is being amended. NHS England and NHS Improvement are expecting it to be resubmitted in the first quarter of 2022 and the Department will consider it once it is received. The Department continues to work to ensure that the decision made by the previous Secretary of State in 2019 is implemented.
The public, which includes patients, have already been consulted on these reconfigurations, and these consultations took place between May and September 2018.
Found: The Department of Health and Social Care annual report and accounts 2020-2021