28 May 2026 Staff from Vital Energi currently delivering the £16.2 million decarbonisation project at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), have raised nearly £5,000 to support bereavement facilities at the Trust’s hospitals. The £4,740.75 donation will contribute towards the development of new Swan Rooms on Ward 37 at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Ward 14 at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) Swan [...]
With another bank holiday weekend approaching, we would like to remind you to plan ahead so that you know where to get help and care should you or your families need it. General Practices (GPs) are closed on bank holiday Monday (May 25) – and people should think about which NHS service is most appropriate if they become unwell. Although [...]
21 May 2026 Orthopaedic joint replacement surgery which requires an overnight stay has resumed at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Vital work to create a safer environment for patients has been completed on Ward 5, where patients stay to recover after their procedures. The ward was closed temporarily last September whilst the £1.2 million state-of-the-art work, which included modern [...]
18 May 2026 A new pre-operative assessment centre for the Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, is improving patient care and creating vital additional capacity to support elective recovery. The service relocated in January 2026 to Sentinel Park on Whitchurch Road, providing a modern, purpose-built facility designed to deliver care closer to home and reduce pressure on The Shrewsbury [...]
14 May 2026 Patients are waiting less time for their planned care thanks to improvements being made to reduce waiting lists. Patients are having their tests and scans much quicker and hundreds more outpatient appointments and operations are taking place each month to ensure timely access to planned care and treatment. The improvements are being made by Shropshire Community [...]
From Tuesday 26 May 2026 the phlebotomy (blood taking) service at Princess Royal Hospital will relocate from Malling Health building to the main hospital, near Pharmacy. Clear signage will be in place to direct patients to the new location. This move is part of our ongoing commitment to improving patient flow and service accessibility within the Trust. Patients continue [...]
Over the past week, our NHS Group has been celebrating all that our staff do to make a difference to our patients and their loved ones as part of International Nurses’ Day and International Day of the Midwife. It is the ideal opportunity to recognise the dedication, compassion and teamwork of our Nurses, Midwives, Healthcare Support Workers, Nursing Associates, [...]
13 May 2026 Patients are benefiting from improved weekend-discharge processes, thanks to closer collaboration between therapy teams, the Care Transfer Hub and discharge colleagues at Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group. The changes are already delivering results, with weekend discharges increasing by 7%, with the most significant improvement seen on Sundays. Traditionally, some patients who were [...]
12 May 2026 More than £80,000 has been gifted to Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to benefit patients needing prostate surgery - meaning they will now be able to have their care closer to home. The generous donation from the League of Friends of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital has been used to buy specialist urology theatres equipment to treat [...]
12 May 2026 The Chief Executive of the NHS Group, which provides acute and community healthcare in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, has been named as one of England’s top NHS trust leaders. Jo Williams is listed at number 10 in the Health Service Journal’s (HSJ) top 50 NHS trust Chief Executives - a prestigious industry ranking. Jo is Group [...]
