Innovative paracetamol practice is improving care and reducing waste at hospital Trust

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 [...]

Innovative paracetamol practice is improving care and reducing waste at hospital Trust2025-06-12T11:18:04+01:00

Impact magazine – read our quarterly update

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 [...]

Impact magazine – read our quarterly update2025-06-11T14:56:15+01:00

Trust launches volunteer driver scheme to support patients home from hospital

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 [...]

Trust launches volunteer driver scheme to support patients home from hospital2025-06-05T09:38:06+01:00

How the Care Transfer Hub is Helping People Return Home from Hospital

31 January 2025 A dedicated Care Transfer Hub is playing a vital role in ensuring that patients in Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin who no longer need hospital care can return home as soon as they are medically ready. Since its launch in October 2024, the hub has helped to significantly reduce the number of patients waiting in hospital beds [...]

How the Care Transfer Hub is Helping People Return Home from Hospital2025-01-31T09:51:02+00:00

Patients making quicker recoveries thanks to robotic assisted surgery

7 January 2025 Patients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are recovering quicker and benefitting from improved care after having robotic assisted surgery. The Trust, which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, began using a robotic surgery system called da Vinci XI in June 2023 to assist with the treatment of colorectal, urological and gynaecological diseases. Robotic [...]

Patients making quicker recoveries thanks to robotic assisted surgery2025-01-07T16:18:11+00:00

Improving patient care at Hospital Trust with Theatres Academy

13 December 2024 The Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, is reaping the rewards of its very own Theatres Academy, one year on from launching. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been training up staff within its Theatres department through a range of apprenticeships and leadership programmes. The academy at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and [...]

Improving patient care at Hospital Trust with Theatres Academy2024-12-13T12:48:27+00:00

Paula Gardner appointed as Interim Chief Nursing Officer

26 November 2024 Paula Gardner will join The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) as Interim Chief Nursing Officer in early December 2024. Paula is an experienced nurse who has worked in NHS acute trusts for over 40 years, including most recently as Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and before this as [...]

Paula Gardner appointed as Interim Chief Nursing Officer2024-11-26T12:43:36+00:00

Relocation of some blood test services to help improve patient waiting times

10 May 2024 Some phlebotomy (blood test) services at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford are being relocated to support and improve waiting times for patients who need urgent care. The services, which are currently housed in the Mallings Health building, will be moved to the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford from Monday 13 May. The relocation will [...]

Relocation of some blood test services to help improve patient waiting times2024-05-10T15:56:23+01:00

Pregnant women in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urged to get the whooping cough vaccine

10 May 2024 With cases of whooping cough increasing across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, pregnant women are being encouraged to come forward for a vaccination as babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It spreads very easily [...]

Pregnant women in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urged to get the whooping cough vaccine2024-05-10T13:11:38+01:00

Notice of construction works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

25 April 2024 Please be aware that from Friday 26 April to Wednesday 1 May there will be ongoing survey works outside the Outpatients entrance of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The works will then move to the grass mound over the next week. These works are part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) enabling works, and will involve [...]

Notice of construction works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital2024-04-26T08:58:04+01:00