A MAJOR entrance to one of Shropshire’s main hospitals will be closed at the end of the month as construction work begins.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will close its Outpatient entrance at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Monday, July 29 as part of construction works for the new hospital building.

The closure will enable works to begin on the building of a new four-storey hospital expansion.

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Dr Ed Rysdale, emergency medicine consultant and Clinical Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) Lead, said the closure is the first step to the next stage of hospital provision in the county.

He said: “This is a really significant moment for the Trust and the HTP programme as we are preparing for construction to begin on the new, improved healthcare facilities.”

“The new four-storey hospital building will provide the improved clinical space needed to realise our HTP plans, meaning the population of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid Wales will benefit from high quality, sustainable care, and fewer delays for treatment for everyone, at two thriving hospital sites.”

Matthew Neal, director of Hospitals Transformation Programme, thanked all those who have made it happen.

He added: “I’d like to thank our staff, patients and visitors for their continued patience and support, as we deliver this transformational programme of work.

“Given the constrained nature of the site we recognise there could be some disruption caused by these works.

“Please be assured we will do everything possible to minimise this.”

To maintain hospital operations, the entrance to the Treatment Centre will become the main entrance to the hospital during the works but all other entrances will be unaffected.

A new entrance will be made available for the public to enter the hospital opposite the main staff car park leading to RSH Level 0 (basement services).

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Signage will be installed at RSH to help patients and visitors navigate their way around the site and colleagues will be on hand to direct and answer patient and visitor queries.

Patients and visitors should continue to check the Trust’s website at www.sath.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/getting-to-us/royal-shrewsbury-hospital/) for the most up-to-date information on accessing the hospital and for parking arrangements.

Plans to transform Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales acute hospitals service through the HTP received final national approval in May this year.