Hospital pre-op clinic set to move to new site

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital's pre-operative assessment service is moving to a new location which bosses say will allow more capacity for testing.

From Wednesday, patients having a planned operation will have their assessment at Sentinel Park on Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury - about 3.6 miles away from the hospital.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said it was part of its ongoing commitment to provide more services within the community.

The number of clinic rooms will increase from six to nine at the new location, it said, meaning assessments could be done more quickly.

The assessments are carried out for every patient having a planned operation or procedure where they will be placed under general or regional anaesthetic.

The trust said information would be sent via patients' appointment letters, and parking at the new site would be free.

The pre-operative service continues to be provided at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, it added.

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