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In the wake of the Winterbourne Review, Shropshire’s Health & Wellbeing Board requested that Healthwatch Shropshire carry out Enter & View visits to some learning disability facilities. A total of 12 residential homes were visited.

The purpose of the visit was to explore why people have attended the Minor Injury Unit (MIU) and understand their experience of the available service.

The purpose of the visit was to explore why people have attended the Minor Injury Unit (MIU) and understand their experience of the service.

The purpose of this visit was to explore why people have come to this Minor Injuries Unity, and their experience of the service available.

The purpose of this visit was to explore why people have come to this Minor Injuries Unit (MIU), and their experience of the service available.

To find out if patients feel comfortable and are kept well-informed about their care and treatment on this very busy ward.

Patients with glaucoma contacted us to tell us that eye appointments had been cancelled suddenly and new appointments given for New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

You contacted us to share your experiences of stroke services, in particular concerns about the service being moved from Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to Princess Royal Hospital (PRH).

We have received feedback on people’s experience of discharge from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) since we were set up in 2013. At a stakeholder group meeting in 2016, the group felt we should conduct a focused piece of work.

We received a comment from someone questioning why they had been referred to Birmingham for bariatric surgery when this procedure can apparently be done in-county.

Find out what was discussed at our May board meeting

The purpose of the visit was to explore the quality of the patient experience on the ward.