Why do Welsh patients receive treatment in Shropshire?
There are no acute hospitals in Mid Wales and the nearest hospital is in Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust receives funding for each Welsh patient it treats, which supports the services it offers to patients living in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. The issue of payment for services across the border was resolved from the 1st April 2009 when Welsh Commissioners were provided with sufficient funding to pay English Trusts at the English Payment by Results tariff. There is therefore now no difference between what Powys Local Health Board pays and what English Primary Care Trusts pays for hospital services.
