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Full Planning Permission granted for new healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

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 [...]

Full Planning Permission granted for new healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury HospitalJemima Hughes2024-03-06T15:20:50+00:00

New Community Diagnostic Centre sees more than 13,000 patients since opening

The county’s first Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has welcomed more than 13,000 patients for diagnostic testing since it opened, including the first patient to use its new MRI scanner. The CDC, based at Hollinswood House in Telford, currently offers appointments for pathology (blood tests) and radiology, providing extra capacity for non-urgent diagnostic testing. Its location in the community means [...]

New Community Diagnostic Centre sees more than 13,000 patients since openingNatalie Smith2024-03-07T13:43:10+00:00

New Rehabilitation and Recovery Units help reduce health and care pressures across the county

18 January 2024 Two Rehabilitation and Recovery Units have opened at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, adding additional bed capacity on each hospital site (Princess Royal Hospital, Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital) for people who no longer need to be in an acute hospital bed but can’t be supported safely at home. The care at the [...]

New Rehabilitation and Recovery Units help reduce health and care pressures across the countyLisa Bailey2024-01-18T13:53:59+00:00

Trust appoints Integrated Health Projects as its design and construction partner for its Hospitals Transformation Programme

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 [...]

Trust appoints Integrated Health Projects as its design and construction partner for its Hospitals Transformation ProgrammeJemima Hughes2024-03-06T15:21:00+00:00

Hospital Trust Director and son to scale Mount Kilimanjaro for charity

11 January 2023 A director at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, and his son will be attempting to reach the summit of Africa’s highest peak - Mount Kilimanjaro - next week. Nigel Lee, Director of Strategy and Partnerships at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), and his son Flight Lieutenant Tom Lee are [...]

Hospital Trust Director and son to scale Mount Kilimanjaro for charityLisa Bailey2024-01-15T13:52:17+00:00

First T-level students take part in work placements at hospital Trust

8 January 2024 The first T-level students have taken part in work placements at the Trust which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, and they will hopefully become the next generation of healthcare workers. All 32 are studying T-levels in Adult Nursing with Telford and Shrewsbury Colleges and took up the placements at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]

First T-level students take part in work placements at hospital TrustLisa Bailey2024-01-08T13:21:50+00:00

Hospitals Transformation Programme takes next step forward towards securing investment to improve hospital services

4 January 2024 Plans to deliver two thriving hospitals and improve care for our communities in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid Wales have taken a step forward. The Outline Business Case (OBC) for the transformation of hospital services across The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been formally approved in the latest and penultimate stage of [...]

Hospitals Transformation Programme takes next step forward towards securing investment to improve hospital servicesLisa Bailey2024-03-04T09:23:26+00:00

Junior doctor strike action

2 January 2024 The NHS is working hard to keep patients safe during planned strikes while delivering the best care possible, and patients should continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to reschedule. The next planned industrial action is from 7am on Wednesday 3 January until 7am on Tuesday 9 January 2024. You can also read a message from [...]

Junior doctor strike actionJemima Hughes2024-01-02T09:56:03+00:00

Hospital patient diaries provide support for critically ill patients and their families

28 December 2023 Patient diaries, with a foreword from children’s author Michael Rosen, have made an enormous difference to the care of critically ill patients at the Trust which runs the county’s acute hospitals. The diaries provide patients with an opportunity to read about the events around their critical illness through the eyes of the multi-disciplinary team and their loved [...]

Hospital patient diaries provide support for critically ill patients and their familiesNatalie Smith2024-01-02T09:57:51+00:00

‘Significant pressure’ over festive period as further industrial action is planned

19 December 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin The NHS in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is working hard to face ‘significant pressure and disruption’ this festive period with further strikes planned. Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will be striking from [...]

‘Significant pressure’ over festive period as further industrial action is plannedNatalie Smith2023-12-19T16:41:51+00:00