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.
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital construction
December 2025
The HTP plans will see a remodelling and expansion of healthcare facilities at RSH to provide:
Latest developments
New emergency care facilities open in ongoing redevelopment project
09 March 2026 Patients needing emergency care at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will now benefit from improved facilities, as the third phase of the Emergency Department (ED) refurbishment opens. The redesigned area now houses [...]
Temporary roadworks at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
27 February 2026 Please be aware that from 5pm Friday 27 February – 8am Monday 2 March, how you enter, exit and travel round the RSH site will be temporarily changed. Traffic entering the [...]
Update on next phase of construction at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
14 January 2026 On Monday 19 January, our contractors Integrated Health Projects (IHP) will be starting groundworks to prepare for the relocation of a two-storey modular building currently located at the front of the [...]
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 |
