May 5, 2021 The number of concerns raised by staff at Shropshire’s main hospitals more than doubled last year, a new report has revealed. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) guardians exist in all NHS trusts, and they act in an independent capacity to make hospitals safer for patients and staff by encouraging a more honest environment where raising concerns is common practice. A new report to the board of directors at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital, says 302 concerns were raised by staff throughout 2020/21, compared to 145 in 2019/20.