30 July 2024 The phlebotomy (blood taking) service at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is relocating next month. The blood test service is currently provided by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) at Elizabeth House at RSH. From Tuesday 27 August, the service will relocate to nearby William Farr House, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XL. The move [...]
I wanted to write to you to update you on the work we have been doing since the Independent Review of Maternity Services at our hospitals, led by Donna Ockenden, which was published on 30 March 2022. I would also like to set out some of the improvements we have made, the ways in which you can contact [...]
24 July 2024 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), has once again teamed up with the Shropshire Star to give people across Shropshire and mid-Wales the chance to [...]
The Outpatient entrance at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will move from Monday (29 July) as part of construction works for the new hospital building. We would like to thank colleagues, patients and visitors for their support and understanding at this time and we would like to assure you that we will do all that we can to minimise disruption. The [...]
22 July 2024 Patients have been at the heart of a review of thousands of hospital appointment letters to ensure the information is clear and simple. Louise Stevens, Trust Librarian (left) and Sarah Collier, Patient Experience Facilitator (right) Patient representatives were part of a team that reviewed and standardised all inpatient and outpatient letters at The Shrewsbury [...]
17 July 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will close its Outpatient entrance at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Monday 29 July as part of construction works for the new hospital building. The closure will enable works to begin on the build of a new four storey hospital expansion. To maintain hospital operations, the entrance to [...]
15 July 2024 A fantastic new planned care hub has opened at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford meaning patients will have shorter waits for the operations they need. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs PRH and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, secured a £24million investment to build the [...]
11 July 2024 A chapel at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has been transformed into a multi-faith space for patients, visitors and staff. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, is committed to meeting the needs of its diverse communities. As well as investing in growing the [...]
10 July 2024 The county’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is now fully operational and is transforming the way that services are offered to patients – with nearly 57,000 patients seen since it first opened its doors. The purpose-built CDC is significantly increasing the number of elective diagnostic tests and scans that The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), [...]
9 June 2024 Critical care patients are benefiting from new state-of-the-art ventilators thanks to the League of Friends of Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The LoF has generously gifted eight mobile ventilators costing over £196,000 to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs RSH and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. It means clinicians caring for patients [...]
