for construction work updates at RSH
Monday 27 July From 8am on Wednesday 29 July, the entrance for patients walking into the Emergency Department (ED) at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will change. If you are attending ED as a walk-in patient, please use the newly constructed entrance on the left-hand side of the ED building, accessed via the road leading to the department. Clear signage will [...]
26 June 2026 Patients and visitors are being advised of temporary access changes near the Pathology department and Copthorne building at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital as work continues to support the development of new healthcare facilities. Preparatory work is being carried out ahead of the delivery and installation of new generators, which will provide essential power for the new healthcare [...]
Innovative construction technology is playing a key role in the delivery of the new healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), where Integrated Health Projects - the Joint Venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine - is using advanced digital systems and robotics to improve efficiency, quality and onsite safety. Among the latest innovations now onsite is a [...]
Tuesday 14 April We have been made aware by Shropshire Council that from Tuesday 14 April to Monday 11 May [2026] there will be temporary traffic lights in place on Mytton Oak Road from 9am-5pm. The work is required to provide the power supply for the new Shropshire Homes housing development off Mytton Oak Road. During the works, please [...]
Monday 13 April On Monday morning (13 April), essential construction work will be taking place at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). While there may be some temporary changes to access routes and parking, all hospital services remain open and operating as normal. Crane lifts of heating and cooling equipment to new healthcare facilities A crane will be used to lift [...]
7 April 2026 From Friday 10 April to Sunday 12 April, essential construction work will be taking place at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). While there may be some temporary changes to access routes and parking, all hospital services remain open and operating as normal. Construction activity includes: Relocation of the modular building at the front of the Emergency Department [...]
09 March 2026 Patients needing emergency care at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will now benefit from improved facilities, as the third phase of the Emergency Department (ED) refurbishment opens. The redesigned area now houses Ambulatory Majors (previously known as Fit to Sit), providing timely assessment and treatment for patients who are stable, able to walk, and do not require [...]
27 February 2026 Please be aware that from 5pm Friday 27 February – 8am Monday 2 March, how you enter, exit and travel round the RSH site will be temporarily changed. Traffic entering the site from the main hospital roundabout will be diverted onto the construction road. There will be no exiting traffic from this access point. Traffic exiting [...]
14 January 2026 On Monday 19 January, our contractors Integrated Health Projects (IHP) will be starting groundworks to prepare for the relocation of a two-storey modular building currently located at the front of the Emergency Department (ED) at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The building will be relocated to the north of the site, near the new Ward 38 and [...]
18 December 2025 The multimillion-pound expansion of Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has reached a significant construction milestone, as leaders, staff and project partners gathered to celebrate the topping-out of the new four-storey healthcare facilities. The development - set to transform patient care across the region - includes four new clinical floors, an expanded and modernised Emergency Department (ED) and [...]
