15 October 2025

Members of the Surgical Team with some new equipmentPatients and staff are benefitting from a £1.2million investment in additional operating theatre equipment at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH).

The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, received the funding from NHS England and it is being used to purchase additional equipment for theatres at both hospitals.

The funding will enable the Trust to treat more patients, reduce waiting lists and offer more advanced surgical procedures.

Kathy Weeks, Theatre Equipment Lead, said: “With this funding we have been able to purchase additional anaesthetic equipment and surgical instruments, which increases our capacity to treat patients.”

Ned Hobbs, Chief Operating Officer, said: “Receiving £1.2 million worth of additional operating equipment is fantastic news for both patients and our staff.

“We are consistently reducing long waits as part of our commitment to provide a more positive care experience for patients, and this significant investment from NHS England helps us to do that.

“We are treating around 400 more patients per month through our operating theatres than last year, helping to support an almost 30% reduction in the number of patients waiting for elective treatment over the last year.

“We still have further to go, but having additional equipment in our theatres enables us to treat patients more efficiently, perform more advanced procedures and continue to bring our waiting lists down.”

Caption: Members of the Surgical Team at PRH with some of the new equipment