15 October 2025 Patients and staff are benefitting from a £1.2million investment in additional operating theatre equipment at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, received the funding from NHS England and it is being used to purchase additional equipment for theatres [...]
7 October 2025 We will be re-introducing face mask wearing in some areas of our hospitals from Wednesday 8 October. This follows guidance from NHS England to reduce the spread of respiratory infections this winter and protect patients, visitors and staff. It also follows a recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our hospitals. Please can we [...]
3 October 2025 Patients are benefiting from quicker recoveries with more operations now being assisted by a state-of-the-art surgical robot at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, was already using the robotic system to assist with colorectal, gynaecology and urology surgery, but has [...]
2 October 2025 Patients are receiving high quality, safe care that meets national best practice standards when using SaTH's endoscopy services. The services at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital have been awarded accreditation from the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on adult gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The JAG accreditation programme works with endoscopy services nationally to improve the [...]
24 September 2025 Members of the Undergraduate Education Team at SaTH joined by tutors, examiners and simulated patient actors Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are finding more ways to reduce their environmental impact, following a major investment in green projects. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
12 June 2025 Using oral paracetamol instead of intravenous (IV) is improving patient care, reducing carbon emissions and saving money at a local hospital Trust. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, is now prescribing oral paracetamol in place of IV paracetamol for some surgical [...]
11 June 2025 Welcome to Impact magazine – our quarterly update on the transformation work that is happening across the Trust. Inside this Q1 edition: How we are trialling new ways of working to reduce waits for urgent and emergency care The steps we are taking to improve access to diagnostic tests and scans, and elective care The work [...]
05 June 2025 A new volunteer driver scheme is helping patients to get home quicker after they are discharged from hospital. The pilot scheme has just been launched at the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals. Volunteers drive home patients who are unable to get home themselves because they are not eligible for patient transport or could have long [...]
