2025 July

Cutting-edge construction: The role of robotics at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

7 July 2025 Construction work currently underway at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is making the most of modern technology to ensure maximum efficiency and precision. Working with sub-contractors, JCS Interiors Ltd, Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) contractors, Integrated Health Projects (IHP), have enlisted the help of the Kobots cutting robot. Shipped from Denmark, the new equipment will support the installation of [...]

Cutting-edge construction: The role of robotics at Royal Shrewsbury Hospitallydia hughes2025-07-07T14:21:11+01:00

Clinic rooms open as £1 million cancer trial recruits more than 1,000

7 July 2025 Three purpose-built clinics rooms for a £1 million research study that could reduce the amount of time patients are waiting and worrying about a colorectal cancer diagnosis have officially opened their doors. More than 1,000 patients have been recruited for the year-long TRIOMIC trial, which uses a new testing method, since it was launched last year. [...]

Clinic rooms open as £1 million cancer trial recruits more than 1,000Lisa Bailey2025-07-07T14:31:54+01:00

New stretcher improves patient care for cardiology patients

SaTH Charity has recently purchased a specialised stretcher designed for patients requiring Fluoroscopy X-rays. Cardiology staff stood next to the stretcher The ‘fluoroscopy’ stretcher was purchased for the Cardiology Service and will greatly enhance the experience for our patients. As the stretcher is designed to be used during an X-ray, it reduces the need to reposition patients [...]

New stretcher improves patient care for cardiology patientsRachel Slawson2025-07-04T13:44:38+01:00

Nominate your hospital heroes

04 July 2025 Members of the public have the chance to nominate their hospital hero, as the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals gears up for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is giving people across Shropshire and mid-Wales the chance to nominate teams or individuals who have made a remarkable contribution [...]

Nominate your hospital heroesLisa Bailey2025-07-04T10:55:21+01:00

10 Year Health Plan

03 July 2025 The Government's 10 Year Health Plan for England has been launched, setting out a bold, ambitious and necessary new course for the NHS. The plan fundamentally reinvents our approach to healthcare so that we can guarantee the NHS will be there for all who need it for generations to come. It has been shaped by the [...]

10 Year Health PlanCarmen Harper2025-07-03T13:37:54+01:00

New digital dispensing cabinets providing safer, modern care for patients

02 July 2025 New automated cabinets for supplying medicines are now in place in the emergency departments at the county’s two acute hospitals providing safer, modern care for patients. The new technology will increase efficiency and save time for staff, releasing more time for patient care – and support the timely discharge of patients from hospital. The rollout of the [...]

New digital dispensing cabinets providing safer, modern care for patientsClaire Dunn2025-07-02T16:48:09+01:00

2 July 2025

It has been an incredibly warm week across the county this week, please remember to stay safe when the temperatures rise and it is so hot and humid. You can take simple steps to look after yourself by staying hydrated and drinking lots of fluids especially water and keeping the shade, particularly between 11am and 3pm. Don’t forget to check [...]

2 July 2025Lisa Bailey2025-07-02T14:49:38+01:00

Trust’s official opening of staff bereavement room

2 July 2025 A new room that has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement has held its official opening at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) The OWEN room in the Shropshire Education and Conference Centre (SECC) has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement. It allows them to have important conversations in a calm, inviting, comfortable [...]

Trust’s official opening of staff bereavement roomLisa Bailey2025-07-02T13:27:16+01:00

Construction progress at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

26 June 2025 Construction of new health care facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is soon approaching one-year since building work started. Watch the drone footage to get a real sense of the size and scale of the transformation happening. Thank you to our staff, patients and visitors for their patience during our building works. This multi-million pound investment will [...]

Construction progress at Royal Shrewsbury Hospitallydia hughes2025-07-01T10:52:46+01:00