Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
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 [...]
Thursday 2 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 [...]
2 April 2026 The NHS Group that manages community and acute (hospital) services in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and surrounding areas, has appointed a new Group Chief Nursing Officer. Martina Morris, currently site Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Group Chief Nursing Officer at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, will join Shropshire, Telford [...]
1 April 2026 After months of preparation, the two local community and hospital trusts have formalised a new Group. The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group, aims to have one voice and one purpose – moving towards excellence. By becoming a Group, both Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Boards [...]
Issued by SaTH and Helpforce March 26 2026 A mum of three who receives life-preserving kidney dialysis three times a week is among hundreds of hospital patients benefitting from an innovative volunteer driver scheme in Shropshire. The programme, designed by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and national charity Helpforce, has been shown to improve care while [...]
25 03 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been awarded a Gold Baby Charter Award by the charity Bliss for the care provided to premature and sick babies. The Neonatal Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, achieved the highest level of the Bliss Baby Charter following an assessment which showed that the Unit has strong [...]
23 March 2026 A new Urology Investigation Unit is set to open at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), providing improved facilities, increased capacity and faster access to diagnosis and treatment for patients. The unit will feature three brand new procedure rooms dedicated to urology investigations and treatments, including prostate biopsies and bladder examinations. These new rooms will enable the [...]
19 March 2026 A cancer trial, which is developing a new test to detect colorectal cancer and high-risk polyps, is playing a huge part in improving the waiting times for patients. Over 2,600 patients have so far taken part in the TRIOMIC study at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Stafford Park, Telford, and funding for the trial has [...]
