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Young patients step behind the scenes at hospital for Harvey’s Lab Tour

4 September 2025  Young patient Tilly joined Biomedical Scientists at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital who volunteered their time to show the work that goes on behind the scenes. The visit was part of Harvey’s Lab Tours, a programme designed to help young patients and their families understand what happens to their samples after they’re taken. Kitted out in their very own [...]

Young patients step behind the scenes at hospital for Harvey’s Lab Tour2025-09-04T14:16:21+01:00

Trust celebrates Park & Ride success during Catch the Bus Month

1 September 2025 September marks the start of Catch the Bus Month, a national campaign celebrating the benefits of bus travel and a hospital Trust is proud to highlight the success of its Park & Ride service at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Launched earlier this year in partnership with Shropshire Council and Arriva, the service has gone from strength to [...]

Trust celebrates Park & Ride success during Catch the Bus Month2025-09-01T12:23:47+01:00

New artwork brings colour and creativity to Princess Royal Hospital

29 August 2025 A unique piece of artwork has been donated to the Women and Children’s Centre at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, bringing colour, creativity and comfort to the paediatric oncology ward. The piece, titled Little Warrior, was created and donated by local artist Bianca from Ecoluxe Decor and is inspired by the resilience of children [...]

New artwork brings colour and creativity to Princess Royal Hospital2025-08-29T13:15:57+01:00

Trust improves services for breast cancer patients

12 August 2025 Improvements have been made to the services and care a hospital Trust provides for breast cancer patients in Shropshire, Telford and mid-Wales. The changes follow The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) participation in Breast Cancer Now’s Service Pledge programme, which focuses on making patient-led improvements to breast cancer services. Joint leads for The Service Pledge [...]

Trust improves services for breast cancer patients2025-08-12T11:28:32+01:00

Statement from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

19 June 2025 West Mercia Police has confirmed that it will begin interviewing current and former staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust as witnesses in relation to their ongoing investigation, Operation Lincoln, which was launched in 2020. Further details can be found by following this link: Public Portal Jo Williams, Chief Executive for The Shrewsbury and [...]

Statement from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust2025-06-19T08:05:23+01:00

29 May 2025

Our Palliative Care team gifts colourful knitted kindness hearts as a poignant keepsake to bring comfort to the families of patients who are receiving last hours and days of life care at our hospitals. They are now appealing for keen knitters to help make some more as we are now running low on stock. The hearts can also be crocheted. [...]

29 May 20252025-05-30T12:23:10+01:00

Director of Finance at Trust to take up new role

29 May 2025 Helen Troalen, Director of Finance at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has announced she is taking up a new role in June as the Interim Chief Finance Officer for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Helen has successfully navigated the Trust through the last four years, advancing the organisation’s transformation journey, to improve the [...]

Director of Finance at Trust to take up new role2025-05-29T11:15:00+01:00

Home Birth Team launches for families in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales

28 May 2025 A dedicated Home Birth Team has been launched by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The team will provide a home birth service to women and their families in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and Mid Wales. Women who choose to birth at home will have a named midwife to provide antenatal and postnatal care. [...]

Home Birth Team launches for families in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales2025-05-28T10:11:13+01:00

Successful trial leads to Park & Ride service at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

8 May 2025 Patients and visitors to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will benefit from a Park & Ride bus service after a successful trial. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), Shropshire Council and Arriva launched the trial in January which allowed patients and visitors to use the existing staff bus service. As a result of the successful trial, [...]

Successful trial leads to Park & Ride service at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital2025-05-08T12:00:27+01:00

Hospital Trust to offer career programme for veterans and military family members

04/03/25 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is working with Helpforce and the local Armed Forces Network, to expand the volunteering programme within the Trust. Building upon the highly successful Volunteer to Career (VtC) programme, SaTH has been chosen as one of 14 pilot sites to deliver the new Veteran and Military Family members VtC programme, with [...]

Hospital Trust to offer career programme for veterans and military family members2025-03-07T10:41:02+00:00