Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
04 July 2025 Members of the public have the chance to nominate their hospital hero, as the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals gears up for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is giving people across Shropshire and mid-Wales the chance to nominate teams or individuals who have made a remarkable contribution [...]
03 July 2025 The Government's 10 Year Health Plan for England has been launched, setting out a bold, ambitious and necessary new course for the NHS. The plan fundamentally reinvents our approach to healthcare so that we can guarantee the NHS will be there for all who need it for generations to come. It has been shaped by the [...]
02 July 2025 New automated cabinets for supplying medicines are now in place in the emergency departments at the county’s two acute hospitals providing safer, modern care for patients. The new technology will increase efficiency and save time for staff, releasing more time for patient care – and support the timely discharge of patients from hospital. The rollout of the [...]
2 July 2025 A new room that has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement has held its official opening at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) The OWEN room in the Shropshire Education and Conference Centre (SECC) has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement. It allows them to have important conversations in a calm, inviting, comfortable [...]
Estates and Facilities teams are responsible for managing the safe, well-maintained and functional running of the county’s two acute hospitals. 27 June 2025 Often working unnoticed in the background, the Estates and Facilities staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) play a vital role in maintaining, keeping safe and improving our working environments to keep our [...]
25 June 2025 A couple have completed more than a thousand hours of volunteering at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and are still counting. John and Judi Anderson, a married couple who have been volunteering at the PRH for several years, set themselves a goal of reaching 1,000 hours of volunteering before the end of 2024. Not only [...]
Tuesday 24 June 2025: 5.30pm Further update from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Ned Hobbs, Chief Operating Officer for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “We can confirm that the Trust is returning to business as usual following the flooding caused by a burst water pipe at Princess Royal Hospital on Monday evening. “There are [...]
19 June 2025 West Mercia Police has confirmed that it will begin interviewing current and former staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust as witnesses in relation to their ongoing investigation, Operation Lincoln, which was launched in 2020. Further details can be found by following this link: Public Portal Jo Williams, Chief Executive for The Shrewsbury and [...]
13 June 2025 Work has officially begun on a £16.2m project at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) which will see the installation of heat pumps, solar panels and energy efficiency measures to reduce the site’s carbon footprint by over 3,000 tonnes a year. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs RSH, secured funding through the Public Sector Decarbonisation [...]
13 June 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is raising awareness of the realities of living with diabetes, including the importance of foot health and early detection of complications – during Diabetes Week (9-15 June) People living with diabetes face challenges that can impact on every part of their life but with the right support and [...]
