The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are the main provider of acute medical care for half a million people in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid-Wales. This includes the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury as well as other local service. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident and emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care. During 2012/13 the Princess Royal Hospital became our main specialist centre for inpatient head and neck surgery with the establishment of a new Head and Neck ward and enhanced outpatient facilities. It also became our main centre for inpatient Women and Children’s services following the opening of the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre in September 2014. During 2012/13, the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital became our main specialist centre for acute surgery with a new Surgical Assessment Unit, Surgical Short Stay Unit and Ambulatory Care facilities.