Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
24 December 2025 A significant milestone has been reached with work being completed on the garden at the LINAC bunker site at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The garden is a calming, thoughtfully designed space, which will offer patients, families and staff a moment of peace during what can often be challenging times. The first patient was treated in September by [...]
23 December 2025 A prestigious national award has been presented to a hospital director for their significant contribution to healthcare finance. Carol McInnes, Director of Planning and Transformation at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been named ‘Finance Champion of the Year’ at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Awards. The award recognises and celebrates someone who [...]
18 December 2025 The multimillion-pound expansion of Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has reached a significant construction milestone, as leaders, staff and project partners gathered to celebrate the topping-out of the new four-storey healthcare facilities. The development - set to transform patient care across the region - includes four new clinical floors, an expanded and modernised Emergency Department (ED) and [...]
16 December 2025 Santa swapped his sleigh for a RAF Shawbury helicopter when he flew in to visit the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. Excited patients and staff greeted the Juno helicopter as it touched down with its special visitor aboard. Christmas can be a really challenging time for patients, especially for children and their [...]
16 December 2025 The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced strike action by resident doctors from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22 December. Regardless of any strike action taking place, it is really important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal, especially in emergency and serious life-threatening cases [...]
15 December 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Charity has opened its festive grotto at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) to mark the start of a new campaign supporting children’s services. At Christmas, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is always touched by the generosity of local businesses and communities who donate toys and gifts. This year, [...]
12 December 2025 A new Community Skills Centre has officially opened on the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) construction site, providing local people with access to training and employment workshops to help them take their next steps into work. Delivered by VINCI Building – part of the joint venture with Integrated Health Projects (IHP) – in partnership with Shropshire Council, [...]
11 December 2025 SaTH is the most improved nationally for reducing waiting times for patients needing planned care – securing £2million in capital funding. The Trust achieved a 14% improvement in its 18-week referral to treatment performance between April and September this year, making it the most improved during this period. The national standard is that 92% of patients should [...]
05 December 2025 Two new, modern wards at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are set to open early next week and will a provide positive impact for patients this winter and beyond. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place to mark the official opening of the wards. The wards represent a major significant milestone in the ongoing improvement of local healthcare services. [...]
4 December 2025 Further funding has been secured for a cancer trial study, which is developing a new test to detect colorectal cancer and high-risk polyps. Nearly 2,000 patients have so far taken part in the TRIOMIC study at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Stafford Park, Telford, and it is hoped to reach a target of 6,600 by [...]
