With another bank holiday weekend approaching, we would like to remind you to plan ahead so that you know where to get help and care should you or your families need it. General Practices (GPs) are closed on bank holiday Monday (May 25) – and people should think about which NHS service is most appropriate if they become unwell. Although [...]
21 May 2026 Orthopaedic joint replacement surgery which requires an overnight stay has resumed at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Vital work to create a safer environment for patients has been completed on Ward 5, where patients stay to recover after their procedures. The ward was closed temporarily last September whilst the £1.2 million state-of-the-art work, which included modern [...]
12 May 2026 The Chief Executive of the NHS Group, which provides acute and community healthcare in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, has been named as one of England’s top NHS trust leaders. Jo Williams is listed at number 10 in the Health Service Journal’s (HSJ) top 50 NHS trust Chief Executives - a prestigious industry ranking. Jo is Group [...]
Issued by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin It is Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health. Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, the week runs from 11–17 May 2026 and this year’s theme is “Every action counts – for yourself, for someone else, for all of us.” This Mental Health Awareness Week, [...]
With two bank holidays approaching in May, we would encourage you to take simple steps to plan ahead to know where to get help and the care that you need. General Practices (GPs) are closed on the bank holiday Mondays – May 4 and 25 – and it is crucial for patients who rely on repeat prescriptions to order them [...]
16 April 2026 A temporary food hub is now being moved back into the Apley Restaurant area of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) as work progresses to safely remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). Specialist teams have removed RAAC panels and are close to finishing this phase of the work, so that the servery, which will provide temporary catering facilities [...]
15 April 2026 An X-ray window which checks breast biopsy samples is reducing patients needing to return for further biopsies – the kit was bought thanks to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Charity. The additional X-ray window, which fits to the existing screening machine, has allowed both mammography rooms at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to offer the same service for [...]
We have seen an increase in the number of cases of norovirus in our communities and we must do all we can to help prevent the spread. It is very important that we follow hygiene guidelines such as cleaning our hands as this will help keep those who are most vulnerable and my colleagues safe. Please do not visit our [...]
8 April 2026 Younger patients can now have blood tests at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford, providing a more welcoming environment for them and their families. Nine-year-old Dawson Fluck was the first patient to be seen at the paediatric phlebotomy service, which has opened at the CDC at Stafford Park. The service is in addition to phlebotomy services [...]
Resident doctors’ strike action will run until 7am on Monday 13 April and we are doing all that we can to reduce any disruption to our services. During this period, consultants, other specialist doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and wider NHS staff will continue to provide care, and our priority will be maintaining safe services, especially in emergency and life‑saving [...]
