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Cutting-edge construction: The role of robotics at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

7 July 2025 Construction work currently underway at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is making the most of modern technology to ensure maximum efficiency and precision. Working with sub-contractors, JCS Interiors Ltd, Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) contractors, Integrated Health Projects (IHP), have enlisted the help of the Kobots cutting robot. Shipped from Denmark, the new equipment will support the installation of [...]

Cutting-edge construction: The role of robotics at Royal Shrewsbury Hospitallydia hughes2025-07-07T14:21:11+01:00

Construction progress at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

26 June 2025 Construction of new health care facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is soon approaching one-year since building work started. Watch the drone footage to get a real sense of the size and scale of the transformation happening. Thank you to our staff, patients and visitors for their patience during our building works. This multi-million pound investment will [...]

Construction progress at Royal Shrewsbury Hospitallydia hughes2025-07-01T10:52:46+01:00

Lingen Davies launches £5million appeal to bring cancer services to Telford – doubling chemotherapy capacity for the region

6 June 2025 A new £5million fundraising appeal has been launched to double the capacity of chemotherapy provision in the region – and bring a dedicated cancer treatment centre to Telford. The ‘Sunflower Appeal’ has been launched by Lingen Davies Cancer Support, the region’s primary cancer charity, and the funds will be used to develop the Lingen Davies Cancer [...]

Lingen Davies launches £5million appeal to bring cancer services to Telford – doubling chemotherapy capacity for the regionlydia hughes2025-07-01T11:03:40+01:00

Shropshire Trust doctor recognised for outstanding contribution to training

16 May 2025 A doctor working at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH) has been awarded Trainer of the year for the West Midlands. Dr Banchhita Sahu, Consultant Gynaecologist, was awarded the Trainer of the Year Award for the West Midlands and runner up nationally by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG). The RCOG introduced [...]

Shropshire Trust doctor recognised for outstanding contribution to traininglydia hughes2025-05-16T13:49:00+01:00

Building work on track as construction reaches topping out milestone

13 May 2025 Progress on the construction of the new four-storey healthcare facility at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has been marked with a topping out ceremony as the first area reaches structural completion. Topping out is a construction tradition which takes place when the building reaches its full height or the final structural beam is raised into place. Due to [...]

Building work on track as construction reaches topping out milestonelydia hughes2025-05-13T12:04:11+01:00

Work to build new wards at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital set to restart

7 May 2025 Work to install two new wards at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is set to restart this month. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has appointed a new contractor, ModuleCo, to progress the scheme. Survey and enabling works are expected to continue during Spring with Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) construction partner Integrated Health Projects [...]

Work to build new wards at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital set to restartlydia hughes2025-05-09T13:35:37+01:00

Site changes at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital from Thursday 3 April

We will be opening a temporary drop off area for patients and visitors at the front of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital off the main roundabout onto the site on Thursday 3 April. The area is to temporarily replace parking and drop-off facilities outside the Copthorne building and will be for patients and visitors accessing services including: Ophthalmology/Eye department and [...]

Site changes at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital from Thursday 3 Aprillydia hughes2025-04-01T11:14:44+01:00

First phase of remodelling work nearing completion at RSH Emergency Department

Friday 7 March Works to modernise and redesign the Emergency Department (ED) at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are well under way with the first phase of work on track for completion at the end of the month. The improvements to RSH ED at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust (SaTH) include larger purpose-built resuscitation bays new larger patient [...]

First phase of remodelling work nearing completion at RSH Emergency Departmentlydia hughes2025-03-07T15:54:25+00:00

Hospital construction project brings a boost to local communities

11 February 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust (SaTH) construction partners, Integrated Health Projects (IHP) have been supporting communities through a number of social value initiatives. In January last year, the VINCI Building led project, which is part of the joint venture, IHP, were announced as construction partners for the new healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]

Hospital construction project brings a boost to local communitieslydia hughes2025-04-09T09:55:18+01:00

Notice of roadworks at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital near Copthorne Building

5 February 2025 From Monday 17 February to Friday 28 February, we will be undertaking drainage diversion works on the road leading up to the Copthorne Building. This means that for two weeks, the road will become single-lane and be managed by a traffic marshal from 8.30am-4.30pm, Monday-Friday. Services and departments in the Copthorne Building will remain open as [...]

Notice of roadworks at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital near Copthorne Buildinglydia hughes2025-02-05T16:54:09+00:00

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