Construction at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Opening in 2028, our new four-storey healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will improve care for everyone through more modern healthcare facilities. Long-term we know that these vital works will improve care for all our communities and whilst these works have commenced, we thank you for your patience and understanding.

If you are visiting RSH soon, please be aware there are changes to how you access and travel around the site. You can find out more about what to expect when visiting and find the best place to park.

Watch a video tour of the new healthcare facilities below.

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital construction

April 2025

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The HTP plans will see a remodelling and expansion of healthcare facilities at RSH to provide:

  • Improved emergency department and emergency care facilities

  • Protected ambulance canopy

  • Modern maternity facilities

  • A new critical care unit

  • A new hospital entrance with enhanced patient drop-off facilities, reception facilities and hospitality offer

Latest developments

  • Colleagues attending the topping out ceremony at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Building work on track as construction reaches topping out milestone

May 13th, 2025|Comments Off on Building work on track as construction reaches topping out milestone

13 May 2025 Progress on the construction of the new four-storey healthcare facility at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has been marked with a topping out ceremony as the first area reaches structural completion. Topping out [...]

Building facts and figures

Building size 27,000 square meters
Floors 4
Ground floor Improved front entrance
Acute medical floor
Remodelled, bigger Emergency Department
First floor Maternity delivery
Neonatal ward
Gynaecology (including Early Pregnancy Advisory Service)
Second floor Maternity inpatients
Children’s services (including inpatient care and oncology)
Third floor Purpose-built critical care facilities with access to outdoor spaces
Cancer inpatient ward
Construction 
No. of piles 774
Volume of concrete 16,711 tonnes
Amount of structural steel 277 tonnes
Fittings
Rooms Circa 1700
Doors Nearly 1300 internal doors
Windows Over 400 full height external windows
Lifts 5
Toilets 246 toilets, including a Changing Places WC
CGI of new healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Frequently asked questions

We plan to open our new building at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2028.

Integrated Health Projects (IHP) – the Joint Venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine – are the contractors for the programme.

You can read more about this appointment here.

The normal working hours on site will be Monday – Friday, 8am-6pm. As construction progresses, out of hours weekend work may take place. We will inform our staff, patients, and neighbours of this where possible.

The main work will involve the construction of a new four storey building near the former Outpatients’ entrance.

We share quarterly neighbours newsletters with local residents and hold drop-in sessions for neighbours to meet our contractors and programme team. You can read previous editions of our newsletters here: