Covid: RAF to support Shropshire hospitals amid staff issues

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."

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