Paula’s Updates
Updates from our Interim Chief Nursing Officer
Welcome to weekly updates from our Interim Chief Nursing Officer Paula Gardner. They will help to keep patients, members of the public, colleagues and everyone else with an interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust informed.
We hope it helps you to understand more about the Trust, and how we work to provide the best possible care to our patients.
19 November 2025
It is fantastic news that we now have new cameras that can monitor the radiation dose which is given to cancer patients at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Our Trust is the first in the country to [...]
12 November 2025
Resident Doctors’ strike action starts on Friday morning and we will be doing all we can to reduce any significant disruption to our services. Our Trust will work hard along with other healthcare organisations to [...]
5 November 2025
It is so important that our patients are getting the right care in the right place and a significant investment in our hospitals will improve access to urgent and emergency care. There are various plans, [...]
29 October 2025
It was fantastic to recognise colleagues who do so much for the Trust at our Celebratory and Long Service awards. Finalists and winners from the 15 categories were at the annual Trust Celebratory Awards and [...]
15 October 2025
We are always looking at ways to reduce waiting times for our patients to ensure they receive a diagnosis as quickly as possible and the best possible care. The Trust has made huge improvements with [...]
8 October 2025
Keeping our patients and staff safe is one of our top priorities and we are re-introducing face mask wearing in some areas of our hospitals from Wednesday 8 October. We look after the most [...]
1 October 2025
You still have time to vote for your hospital hero in our Trust’s Public Recognition Award - the deadline is on Friday (3 October). We have three fantastic finalists and I know the decision [...]
27 August 2025
We have had the good news recently that the Trust has secured funding for more green projects, which will help us cut energy costs and reduce emissions. Work has started on installing nine electric vehicle [...]
13 August 2025
As we approach the August bank holiday, I would remind people across the county to plan ahead for their medication needs to ensure they have essential prescriptions in time. With General Practices closed on the bank [...]
6 August 2025
There is still time for you to nominate your hospital hero as our Trust gets ready for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards - the deadline has been extended to this Friday (8 August). Is [...]