A new vision for the future of health and care services across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin is formally unveiled for the first time today. The Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin sets out how the health and care system can remain fit for the future, help patients to become healthier and respond effectively to [...]

Mr Mark Cheetham, Consultant Surgeon and Scheduled Care Group Medical Director Improved specialist Day Surgery facilities would almost double the number of beds available for patients, under plans to improve health services in Shropshire. Currently Shropshire has 56 Day Surgery Unit beds across both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. But [...]

Friday 18 November 2016 The number of life-changing weight-loss surgery procedures in Shropshire could double if a centre of excellence is created – meaning more people could be treated in the county. A Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery could be created at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or Princess Royal Hospital in Telford if plans to transform healthcare in [...]

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital League of Friends presents a night at the museum - Saturday 26th November 2016

A senior nurse at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is preparing to pound the streets of the capital when he takes part in next year’s London Marathon in memory of his father – whose birthday would have been on race day. Phil Fewtrell, Quality Manager with the Senior Nursing Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]

The following information is from our colleagues at Shropshire Council: With the cold weather now upon us health teams across Shropshire are urging residents across the county prepare for the cold months ahead and to keep warm and well this winter. The call comes following today’s launch of a national campaign led by NHS England and Public Health England, to [...]

Sarah Bloomfield - Director of Nursing and Quality The Director of Nursing and Quality at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) is to leave her post in April 2017. Sarah Bloomfield, who has worked at the Trust which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, said the decision had been a hard [...]

An improved service offering a full range of midwifery services is up and running in Ludlow. The majority of services at Ludlow’s Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) transferred to the Stretton Ward at Ludlow Community Hospital last month and today (Monday 7 November) the birthing unit also re-opened. Jo Banks, Care Group Director for the Women and Children’s Care group at The [...]