We are always looking at ways to reduce waiting times for our patients to ensure they receive a diagnosis as quickly as possible and the best possible care. The Trust has made huge improvements with it achieving its best diagnostic performance for over five years. Our waiting lists for tests and scans have been reduced, meaning that our patients are [...]
8 October 2025 The waiting list for tests and scans at the Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, has been hugely reduced, meaning that patients are receiving the care and treatment they need sooner. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) is now amongst the top performing half of the country for the proportion of patients waiting less [...]
Keeping our patients and staff safe is one of our top priorities and we are re-introducing face mask wearing in some areas of our hospitals from Wednesday 8 October. We look after the most vulnerable in our communities and we do all that we can to protect them. Patients, visitors and staff are being asked to wear face masks [...]
You still have time to vote for your hospital hero in our Trust’s Public Recognition Award - the deadline is on Friday (3 October). We have three fantastic finalists and I know the decision will be a difficult for you as they are great contenders who all are incredibly deserving. The Public Recognition Award is the only category in [...]
Issued by Shropsire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System 25 September Health and care leaders across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin have taken the next step in delivering their commitment to expanding community-based care, as part of a wider plan to improve patient recovery and ease pressure on local hospitals. Backed by a £3.6 million reinvestment, the initiative will see more [...]
17 September 2025 A daring mother and son are set to leap into the skies to raise funds for the Research and Innovation department at a hospital Trust. Mandy Carnahan alongside her son Harry will skydive from a plane on Harry’s 21st birthday tomorrow (September 18) at Tilstock Airfield near Whitchurch. The fundraiser aims to support crucial research and innovation [...]
28 August 2025 Orthopaedic joint replacement surgery which requires an overnight stay at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford is to be paused. This is to enable vital work to take place to create a safer environment for our patients. £1.2 million of NHSE funding is to be used to install state-of-the-art ventilation units on Ward 5, where patients stay [...]
We have had the good news recently that the Trust has secured funding for more green projects, which will help us cut energy costs and reduce emissions. Work has started on installing nine electric vehicle charge points across the Trust’s sites to support its EV fleet after the Department for Transport awarded it £35,000. In line with the NHS Net [...]
21 August 2025 Funding has been secured for new EV chargers to support a Trust’s vehicle fleet, along with a solar canopy at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), in order to cut energy costs and reduce emissions. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has also applied for planning permission for a solar canopy for the car park at Princess [...]
19 August 2025 Two patients have undergone reverse shoulder replacement surgery and left the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford on the same day. Maureen Drakeley, pictured with the team and her surgeon, was the first patient to be discharged on day zero after her operation last month. Her surgery was late morning and Mrs Drakeley was discharged later in [...]
