Healthcare in Shropshire

Two primary care trusts were established in the county in 2002 one for Telford and the Wrekin and one for Shropshire.

Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin formed a sustainability and transformation plan area in March 2016 with Simon Wright, the Chief Executive of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust as its leader[1] The 2021 deficit was £131.4 million.

[2] Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group was put in special measures in November 2015 after its financial position deteriorated.

[5] Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust provides acute services for the county.

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital is located in the county but serves a much wider area.