A Powys urgent response service has been named as the 2015 winner of the Steve Hugh Award.
Staff who work around the clock to ensure the success of the Shropdoc out-of-hours service have been honoured for their efforts. A Shropdoc Celebrating Success event was held at the Shrewsbury Town Football Club on September 28, 2015, where a number of staff were recognised.
Out of hours provider Shropdoc will host an awards ceremony to mark the huge success of the service and its staff.
Around 1000 people in a small Powys village now have access to a defibrillator thanks to out of hours provider Shropdoc. Bronllys is a village at the foot of the Black Mountains between Brecon and Talgarth and a fifth of the population of around 1000 are aged between 60 and 80 years.
Shropdoc has achieved the prestigious Customer Service Excellence Standard.
Shropdoc, local provider of GP out of hours services and other NHS services, have linked up with a local junior football club and donated Defibrillators to their football teams.
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