Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
6 October 2025 The waiting list for tests and scans at the Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, has been hugely reduced, meaning that patients are receiving the care and treatment they need sooner. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) is now amongst the top performing half of the country for the proportion of patients waiting less [...]
07 October 2025 An evening of live music will take place on Saturday 15 November at Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby, raising vital funds for Children’s Services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH). Featuring performances by the award-winning Jackfield Brass Band and the Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby Jazz Band, the concert will run from 7pm to 9.30pm and promises a [...]
7 October 2025 We will be re-introducing face mask wearing in some areas of our hospitals from Wednesday 8 October. This follows guidance from NHS England to reduce the spread of respiratory infections this winter and protect patients, visitors and staff. It also follows a recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our hospitals. Please can we [...]
5 October 2025 An update from SaTH A spokesperson for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “We can confirm that access to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was temporarily restricted this afternoon (5 October), whilst the Police conducted a search for a member of the public on our grounds. We continued to deliver services for patients during this time [...]
03 October 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating being named as finalist in two categories at the HTN Health Tech Awards 2025. The awards recognise digital teams, programmes, innovations and health tech suppliers making a difference across health care. SaTH has been shortlisted for its improvements in managing and using data. This has included working [...]
3 October 2025 Patients are benefiting from quicker recoveries with more operations now being assisted by a state-of-the-art surgical robot at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, was already using the robotic system to assist with colorectal, gynaecology and urology surgery, but has [...]
2 October 2025 Patients are receiving high quality, safe care that meets national best practice standards when using SaTH's endoscopy services. The services at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital have been awarded accreditation from the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on adult gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The JAG accreditation programme works with endoscopy services nationally to improve the [...]
01 October 2025 The mobile breast screening unit, which had previously been located at Cottage Care Centre in Newport, is to move to a new site at Harper Adams University from November 2025 until February 2026. The mobile screening unit is part of the breast screening service provided by Shropshire Breast Screening at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
Issued by Shropsire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System 25 September Health and care leaders across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin have taken the next step in delivering their commitment to expanding community-based care, as part of a wider plan to improve patient recovery and ease pressure on local hospitals. Backed by a £3.6 million reinvestment, the initiative will see more [...]
24 September 2025 Members of the Undergraduate Education Team at SaTH joined by tutors, examiners and simulated patient actors Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are finding more ways to reduce their environmental impact, following a major investment in green projects. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal [...]
