12 August 2025 Improvements have been made to the services and care a hospital Trust provides for breast cancer patients in Shropshire, Telford and mid-Wales. The changes follow The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) participation in Breast Cancer Now’s Service Pledge programme, which focuses on making patient-led improvements to breast cancer services. Joint leads for The Service Pledge [...]
11 August 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating being a finalist for the Towards Net Zero category at the prestigious 2025 HSJ Awards. This recognition highlights the exceptional work and innovation demonstrated by the team and is testament to the Trust’s progress towards delivering greener and more sustainable care for its communities. These national [...]
11 August 2025 A message from NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Residents across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will soon have a unique opportunity to access vital cancer information and support services when the county welcomes the “Cancer Bus Tour” this Summer. A collaboration between NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, the West Midlands Cancer Alliance and local health and care [...]
8 August 2025 Caption: Jo Williams and Iain Gilmour on the buggy with Nigel Lee (SaTH), Andrew Travenor (Volunteer), Hannah Morris (SaTH), Edward Chin (Volunteer), Richard Steventon (LoF), Julia Clarke (SaTH). A buggy to transport patients from the Treatment Centre to the Outpatient’s Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has been bought by SaTH Charity and [...]
In 2021, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) faced a cultural crossroads. Results from the NHS Staff Survey revealed below-average scores across key areas, including staff engagement, appraisals, morale, and support for work-life balance. Scores around compassionate leadership, flexible working, and bullying and harassment placed SaTH amongst the lowest in the sector. Recognising that culture is central [...]
7 August 2025 Photo caption: Jake Mound-Evans, a Chargehand Porter, with one of the cardboard bales Over £17 million of funding has been secured for various green projects at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. The funding will benefit patients by improving the air quality, reducing the environmental impact and promoting healthier and more sustainable care [...]
There is still time for you to nominate your hospital hero as our Trust gets ready for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards - the deadline has been extended to this Friday (8 August). Is there a team or individual who you would like to nominate for making a remarkable contribution or for showing exceptional compassion and dedication in their [...]
7 August 2025 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has recently welcomed 167 new resident doctors. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, has welcomed the resident doctors who will continue their training and work across a wide range of specialties, [...]
6 August 2025 Work on a multi-million pound four-storey expansion of healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is on track to complete in 2028, as the one-year anniversary of construction approaches. The landscape at RSH has been transformed since building work began in July 2024, following the closure of the main Outpatient entrance. Half of the structure has [...]
6 August 2025 We need your input! A new survey is now open to help shape the future of adult mental health inpatient services across Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin. Health and care partners, including NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, local councils, and the voluntary and community sector, are working together to shape the [...]
