The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is getting set for its annual Trust Celebratory Awards on Friday 17 October. Members of the public had the chance earlier this summer to nominate their hospital hero for a special award. The Public Recognition Award recognises teams or individuals who have made a remarkable contribution and show exceptional compassion and dedication [...]
11 September 2025 Keele medical students outside the SaTH Education Research and Improvement Institute (SERII) The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has been granted university status in recognition of its work in research and education. This accolade will support the Trust to continue to deliver high quality care and attract further research and investment to create [...]
08 September 2025 SaTH Charity is delighted to announce the opening of a dedicated Transforming PRH Hub, in collaboration with the League of Friends of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital and Lingen Davies charities. The Hub officially opened its doors on 5 September at the main entrance of Princess Royal (PRH), with local partners in attendance. The three charities [...]
09 July 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust held a celebration to mark the contribution of their members of staff who have completed 25, 40 and even an incredible 50 years of service. Over thirty-five members of staff with more than 1,000 years’ experience between them, who work at both Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal [...]
Estates and Facilities teams are responsible for managing the safe, well-maintained and functional running of the county’s two acute hospitals. 27 June 2025 Often working unnoticed in the background, the Estates and Facilities staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) play a vital role in maintaining, keeping safe and improving our working environments to keep our [...]
9 June 2025 Monday 2 June marked the start of Volunteers’ Week – a week that is celebrated nationally and shines a light on the incredible impact that volunteers make. Throughout the week, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, thanked those who give their time freely to help patients and hospital [...]
Luke Butler successfully completed the London Marathon on 27 April in 3hours 11minutes and raised £3,161 for SaTH Charity to give back to the Neonatal Unit where his daughter, Ella was cared for in 2022. Luke was one of 56,000 taking part in this year’s TCS London Marathon. Ella, was born at the Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham at 24 [...]
A £1 million research study taking place at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford has reached a major milestone in its aim to revolutionise the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. The trial, being run by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), has now recruited more than 500 patients from Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin in its study, which [...]
Top up your protection against COVID-19 by getting vaccinated this spring if you are eligible. Those at increased risk from severe illness can get the vaccine, including those aged 75 or over (on 17 June 2025), people with a weakened immune system or who live in an older adult care home. You can now book your spring COVID-19 vaccine [...]
11 April 2025 With the help of a chaplain and his guitar, hospital patients are being encouraged to move and dance to help prevent the decline of mobility and muscle strength. If patients are bed-bound whilst in hospital this can lead Hospital Associated Deconditioning (HAD). So, with his guitar, multi-faith chaplain Kevin Place visits wards, playing songs and encouraging [...]
