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Update on Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

5 October 2025 An update from SaTH A spokesperson for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “We can confirm that access to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was temporarily restricted this afternoon (5 October), whilst the Police conducted a search for a member of the public on our grounds. We continued to deliver services for patients during this time [...]

Update on Royal Shrewsbury Hospital2025-10-05T16:27:14+01:00

Endoscopy services at Shropshire’s acute hospitals achieve JAG accreditation

2 October 2025 Patients are receiving high quality, safe care that meets national best practice standards when using SaTH's endoscopy services. The services at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital have been awarded accreditation from the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on adult gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The JAG accreditation programme works with endoscopy services nationally to improve the [...]

Endoscopy services at Shropshire’s acute hospitals achieve JAG accreditation2025-10-02T12:20:52+01:00

Fewer patients waiting for planned care at Shropshire’s acute hospitals

23 July 2025 Fewer patients are waiting for planned procedures and appointments at Shropshire’s acute hospitals – with no children or young people waiting longer than a year for their treatment. In the last nine months, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has reduced the overall number of patients on its elective care waiting list by 20%. The [...]

Fewer patients waiting for planned care at Shropshire’s acute hospitals2025-07-23T14:17:07+01:00

New digital dispensing cabinets providing safer, modern care for patients

02 July 2025 New automated cabinets for supplying medicines are now in place in the emergency departments at the county’s two acute hospitals providing safer, modern care for patients. The new technology will increase efficiency and save time for staff, releasing more time for patient care – and support the timely discharge of patients from hospital. The rollout of the [...]

New digital dispensing cabinets providing safer, modern care for patients2025-07-02T16:48:09+01:00

An important update about Princess Royal Hospital, Telford

Tuesday 24 June 2025: 5.30pm Further update from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Ned Hobbs, Chief Operating Officer for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “We can confirm that the Trust is returning to business as usual following the flooding caused by a burst water pipe at Princess Royal Hospital on Monday evening. “There are [...]

An important update about Princess Royal Hospital, Telford2025-06-24T17:37:44+01:00

Impact magazine – read our quarterly update

11 June 2025 Welcome to Impact magazine – our quarterly update on the transformation work that is happening across the Trust. Inside this Q1 edition: How we are trialling new ways of working to reduce waits for urgent and emergency care The steps we are taking to improve access to diagnostic tests and scans, and elective care The work [...]

Impact magazine – read our quarterly update2025-06-11T14:56:15+01:00

Trust launches volunteer driver scheme to support patients home from hospital

05 June 2025 A new volunteer driver scheme is helping patients to get home quicker after they are discharged from hospital.  The pilot scheme has just been launched at the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals. Volunteers drive home patients who are unable to get home themselves because they are not eligible for patient transport or could have long [...]

Trust launches volunteer driver scheme to support patients home from hospital2025-06-05T09:38:06+01:00

Chronic pain service

26 March 2024The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has closed its Chronic Pain Service to new patient referrals.The closure is due to the Trust’s specialist clinician leaving. It means the Trust is no longer able to accept any new referrals from the specialist community pain management service or other routes. Instead, patients requiring hospital care will be referred [...]

Chronic pain service2024-03-26T09:51:07+00:00

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin residents asked to play their part in supporting health and care services this winter

15 December 2023 People living in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being urged to play their part in supporting health and care services this winter. The plea comes as health and social care services come under increasing pressure – with the situation expected to become ever more challenging over the festive period. In an open letter, bosses at NHS Shropshire, [...]

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin residents asked to play their part in supporting health and care services this winter2023-12-15T11:03:50+00:00

A&E departments in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are ‘under extreme pressure’

22 November 2023 Local health and care leaders are alerting residents that Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin’s A&E departments are under “extreme pressure” due to significant and sustained demand. People are being urged to ‘think which service’ and choose the right service for their needs to help reduce the pressure and make sure everyone can get the care they need as [...]

A&E departments in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are ‘under extreme pressure’2023-11-22T16:05:43+00:00