Covid: RAF to support Shropshire hospitals amid staff issues

The RAF personnel will be providing non-clinical support

Ten members of the RAF have been brought in to provide support at hospitals.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) said they would be providing non-clinical support to porters, rapid response team, wards, incident command centre and stores.

The trust said it was continuing to see staffing pressures due to Covid-19.

Nigel Lee, SaTH's chief operating officer, said he was "incredibly grateful" for their support.

Master Aircrew Stuart Wright, who is team leader for the RAF personnel, said: "We are proud to be working alongside our NHS colleagues and assisting where necessary in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We have been welcomed universally by staff at all levels of the SaTH trust and will do our best to offer any help wherever we can."