Should we have an A&E unit in Shrewsbury or Telford or in both towns? Vote now…
andybodders If there must be just one A&E for Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire and mid-Wales, where should it be located? At the Princes Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford or the Royal…
NHS money overdue and welcome but should not be used as an excuse to reduce rural services
Shropshire has been awarded more than £300 million in capital funding by the Department of Health to modernise its services. Tracey Huffer, Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow East and a Ludlow…
Ludlow Maternity Unit closes for two weeks – welcome to Shropshire’s version of Groundhog Day
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has decided to lose Ludlow Maternity Unit for two weeks. Tracey Huffer, Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow East says: I have completely lost track of how…
Our health system is not healthy – nationally and locally
This article first appeared in the Ludlow Advertiser. Many people have received first class treatment from the NHS, including myself after a recent stroke. Regrettably, that is not everyone’s experience.…
I had a stroke (Part 2): A lucky escape and fantasies about escaping
This is the second article on my misadventure with a stroke and my adventures in Hereford Hospital (the first article). It has some serious messages but it also tells of…