19-03-2025
Upgrade to Telford hospital's catering facilities set to begin
Work to remove reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from a hospital kitchen is set to get kitchen and Apley restaurant at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford have been closed since the material was discovered in September Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said following the work, both areas would be upgraded to larger more modern facilities, and a new doctors' mess and a plant room would also be catering facilities were in place for patients, staff and visitors, the trust said, and would continue for the duration of the works, which will be carried out in phases and are due to finish in spring 2026.
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The trust's assistant chief executive, Inese Robotham, said the upgrades to facilities was positive news and would further enhance the hospital's catering thanked patients, visitors and staff for their patience, and also thanked the catering and estates teams who put temporary measures in place and had been working differently to support patients and said that they had to "relocate overnight" after the RAAC discovery, serving more than 400 meals per day from a temporary kitchen in a to build the temporary kitchen included installing electrics, sectioning off areas and building a walk-in chiller to store the food.
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