Improving care for our patients is so important to our Trust and I would like to talk about the remarkable progress that has been made in our diabetes service with the creation of an in-house team. The new team made up of four podiatrists are passionate about their roles and in the words of Nicky Beard, Podiatry Diabetes Lead, they [...]
Issued by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin While some headlines talk about “Blue Monday,” there’s no scientific basis for a single ‘most depressing day.’ What matters is recognising winter can be hard and knowing support is available all season. Health and care leaders in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are encouraging residents to look after their mental and emotional wellbeing during [...]
5 January 2026 Huge improvements have been made to the diabetes service at the Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, after an in-house team was recruited. The creation of the team, which is made up of four podiatrists, at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has already been deemed a success with them seeing more inpatients [...]
It was incredible to see that we are one step closer to transforming patient care for our communities with the topping-out of new four-storey facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Leaders, colleagues and project partners celebrated the significant milestone for RSH at a ceremony last week. Part of the ceremony included colleagues leaving a lasting legacy by placing handprints on [...]
24 December 2025 A significant milestone has been reached with work being completed on the garden at the LINAC bunker site at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The garden is a calming, thoughtfully designed space, which will offer patients, families and staff a moment of peace during what can often be challenging times. The first patient was treated in September by [...]
23 December 2025 A prestigious national award has been presented to a hospital director for their significant contribution to healthcare finance. Carol McInnes, Director of Planning and Transformation at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been named ‘Finance Champion of the Year’ at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Awards. The award recognises and celebrates someone who [...]
We are doing all that we can to reduce any disruption to our services during the Resident Doctors’ strike action, which starts today (Wednesday). Resident doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) are striking from 7am today (Wednesday 17 December) to 7am on Monday 22 December. Wherever possible, we are running services as normal, so if [...]
16 December 2025 Santa swapped his sleigh for a RAF Shawbury helicopter when he flew in to visit the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. Excited patients and staff greeted the Juno helicopter as it touched down with its special visitor aboard. Christmas can be a really challenging time for patients, especially for children and their [...]
This week we welcomed our first patients to two new, modern wards at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), which will make a huge difference to our patients. The wards are now home to gastroenterology and surgical services, providing an additional 56 inpatient beds. Patient Gary Footman was the last patient to move from Ward 25, which will now undergo some refurbishments [...]
4 December 2025 Further funding has been secured for a cancer trial study, which is developing a new test to detect colorectal cancer and high-risk polyps. Nearly 2,000 patients have so far taken part in the TRIOMIC study at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Stafford Park, Telford, and it is hoped to reach a target of 6,600 by [...]
