for construction work updates at RSH
21 August 2024 A series of overnight works are starting on the road leading up to the Copthorne Building from the main hospital road. These works are within the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site and do not affect Mytton Oak Road, however we wanted to keep you informed. These works will widen the road outside the Copthorne Building and relocate [...]
5 August 2024 The first patients have been scanned by a new gamma camera, which will increase capacity for cancer scanning and reduce waiting times for patients, at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. It is housed in a new unit and patient Simon Burgess was one of the first patients to receive a scan on the day the unit opened. He [...]
17 July 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will close its Outpatient entrance at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Monday 29 July as part of construction works for the new hospital building. The closure will enable works to begin on the build of a new four storey hospital expansion. To maintain hospital operations, the entrance to [...]
21 May 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) today shared a proposed construction management plan for the new hospital building at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). The plan sets out proposals to manage traffic and public access on the site during the construction of the new building, which [...]
22 April 2024 The Trust, which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, is building a bunker for a new linear accelerator, improving the treatment of cancer patients. The linear accelerator (also known as a LINAC) will be a replacement for a current machine, which is soon to be decommissioned. It is a vital component in the treatment of cancer patients [...]
19 March 2024 An artist’s impression of how the new development at RSH would look Plans for a modular ward extension at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will support the recovery of patients who no longer need acute hospital care. There will be two wards within the planned development for patients who need further care to recover from illness [...]
16 February 2024 The below provides and update on the latest works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site. These include the works under the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) which is key to transforming health and care services across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and mid-Wales. We are progressing through the final stage of national approval for the HTP development. We have [...]
22 January 2024 Plans to improve hospital care for all our communities in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid-Wales have taken a significant step forward, with full planning permission granted for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital development. The approved design for new building at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site. This follows the welcome news of the formal approval [...]
15 January 2024 In another major milestone, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has appointed Integrated Health Projects (IHP) as its design and construction partner to progress the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). Following a robust procurement process, the announcement of IHP - the Joint Venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine - as the Trust’s [...]
