The trust responsible for Shropshire's main hospitals has been named fourth from bottom in a national ranking of trusts on their performance in care for patients.
Making progress on the controversial Future Fit hospital transformation programme is vitally important to solving key issues like long ambulance delays and waiting times for treatment, say the county's health chiefs.
Simon Whitehouse, the chief executive of the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System, admitted there are"very genuine challenges" but that he sees"some green shoots" in the way the hospitals are organised. This includes the addition of two new ambulance receiving areas in operation at PRH and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital . Also floor capacity at RSH is being expanded to improve access for GP referrals and is expected to be operational in December.
Sir Neil McKay, who chairs the integrated care board, said:"New models of providing care are very impressive."
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