09 October 2025 A Trust midwife who has led a range of initiatives to improve maternity care for communities has won the B.A.M.E Midwife of the Year award. The award was a category in the 2025 B.A.M.E. Health & Care Awards and recognises midwives from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who demonstrate leadership, compassion, and advocacy in [...]
03 October 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating being named as finalist in two categories at the HTN Health Tech Awards 2025. The awards recognise digital teams, programmes, innovations and health tech suppliers making a difference across health care. SaTH has been shortlisted for its improvements in managing and using data. This has included working [...]
23 September 2025 More specialties have now gone live with the Patient Engagement Portal (PEP), provided by DrDoctor, with patients already seeing the benefits of this new system. Following the successful pilot in the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) earlier this year, the portal is now available for digital [...]
23 September 2025 The two Boards of Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have agreed to establish a Group between the organisations. Under the proposals the Trusts would remain as separate statutory organisations, whilst seeking to appoint a shared leadership across both organisations to oversee strategy and service delivery. This follows the [...]
22 August 2025 Hospital staff are being recognised nationally for their work to improve the care and experience of armed services and veterans locally. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has successfully been shortlisted for the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards in November for the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award. Led by a group of staff, [...]
13 August 2025 Silence was golden for a patient who has completed a sponsored silence during a full week of dialysis sessions. The patient, Thomas Pettitt, known for his friendly and talkative nature, undertook the challenge during four consecutive dialysis sessions, each lasting four hours at the Renal Unit at Hollinswood House in Telford. He raised £295 for the [...]
In 2021, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) faced a cultural crossroads. Results from the NHS Staff Survey revealed below-average scores across key areas, including staff engagement, appraisals, morale, and support for work-life balance. Scores around compassionate leadership, flexible working, and bullying and harassment placed SaTH amongst the lowest in the sector. Recognising that culture is central [...]
6 August 2025 We need your input! A new survey is now open to help shape the future of adult mental health inpatient services across Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin. Health and care partners, including NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, local councils, and the voluntary and community sector, are working together to shape the [...]
5 August 2025 Please be aware that from Friday 8 August, we are expecting some large deliveries to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of construction and installation of two new wards. The first delivery will take place at 6.30pm on Friday 8 August, with subsequent deliveries until Saturday 16 August. Deliveries will take place between two time frames [...]
28 July 2025 Issued by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin This winter, health leaders from across the county’s Integrated Care System are driving a major shift towards more community-based care. The scheme is aimed at supporting patients to recover from illness and injury closer to home, in more familiar and comfortable surroundings. To enable this shift, community rehabilitation services [...]
