Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
16 April 2026 A temporary food hub is now being moved back into the Apley Restaurant area of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) as work progresses to safely remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). Specialist teams have removed RAAC panels and are close to finishing this phase of the work, so that the servery, which will provide temporary catering facilities [...]
15 April 2026 An X-ray window which checks breast biopsy samples is reducing patients needing to return for further biopsies – the kit was bought thanks to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Charity. The additional X-ray window, which fits to the existing screening machine, has allowed both mammography rooms at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to offer the same service for [...]
Tuesday 14 April 2026 To keep our patients, visitors and staff safe, please do not visit our hospitals if you have symptoms of norovirus (also called the vomiting bug). Symptoms include: Diarrhoea Vomiting Flu-like symptoms Please do not visit our hospitals for at least 48 hours after symptoms stop to prevent spreading it to others. If you are feeling [...]
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 [...]
13 April 2026 The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre is appealing for men who are aged between 18 and 45 years-old and who want to help others, to become sperm donors. Professor Jason Kasraie, Head of Fertility Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SATH), which runs the Fertility Centre, said: “For many people, using donated sperm is [...]
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 [...]
8 April 2026 Younger patients can now have blood tests at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford, providing a more welcoming environment for them and their families. Nine-year-old Dawson Fluck was the first patient to be seen at the paediatric phlebotomy service, which has opened at the CDC at Stafford Park. The service is in addition to phlebotomy services [...]
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 [...]
02 April 2026 Staff from the Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, have taken part in an Autism Reality Experience to better understand and improve the support provided to autistic patients and people with additional sensory needs. The Autism Reality Experience took place during World Autism Acceptance Week and is an immersive training session which helps people understand how [...]
2 April 2026 Issued by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS organisations across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are preparing for a period of national industrial action by resident doctors taking place from 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 7am on Monday 13 April 2026. The action has been called by the British Medical Association (BMA) as part of an [...]
