Hospital divisional director honoured with Midlands Air Ambulance Award

07 November 2025 A hospital divisional director has been recognised with the Inspiration Award at the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s annual Saving Lives Charity Ball. Lisa Challinor was seriously injured in March 2024 when she was struck by a car travelling at speed on the wrong side of the road. The incident resulted in an above-knee amputation and significant [...]

Hospital divisional director honoured with Midlands Air Ambulance Award2025-11-07T11:28:09+00:00

5 November 2025

It is so important that our patients are getting the right care in the right place and a significant investment in our hospitals will improve access to urgent and emergency care. There are various plans, including the expansion of acute assessment and same day emergency care at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) with the creation of a further 40 assessment spaces. [...]

5 November 20252025-11-06T17:35:13+00:00

Hospital Trust presented with top defence award for Armed Forces support

6 November 2025 The Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, has been presented with the Ministry of Defence’s highest Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) honour – the Gold Award – for their outstanding commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community.   The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) was one of 19 organisations from across the West Midlands region [...]

Hospital Trust presented with top defence award for Armed Forces support2025-11-06T12:40:30+00:00

Health and Care Leaders Urge Parents to Vaccinate 2–3 Year Olds Against Flu in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

6 November 2025 A message from our partners at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Health and care leaders are urging parents and carers to ensure their children aged 2 to 3 years receive the seasonal flu vaccine as soon as possible. Flu can be a horrible illness in young children, and vaccination not only protects them but also helps [...]

Health and Care Leaders Urge Parents to Vaccinate 2–3 Year Olds Against Flu in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin2025-11-06T10:48:22+00:00

Investment in acute hospitals to improve access to urgent and emergency care

Wednesday 5 November 2025 A significant investment in the Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury hospitals will improve access to urgent and emergency care and ensure patients are getting the right care in the right place. SaTH is creating additional inpatient beds and assessment spaces at the hospitals. These will be ready this winter and include: Expanding acute assessment and same [...]

Investment in acute hospitals to improve access to urgent and emergency care2025-11-05T12:27:59+00:00

Hospital Trust wins in national digital awards

04 November 2025 A hospital Trust has won the HTN Award for Best Use of Digital and Data for its work with the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) - a new national system designed to improve how data is shared and used across health services. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) was one of the first Trusts [...]

Hospital Trust wins in national digital awards2025-11-04T11:25:17+00:00