The Easter Bank Holiday is approaching and we would encourage you to take simple steps to ensure that you plan ahead to know where to get help and the care that you need. With your General Practice (GP) closed on Good Friday (3 April) and Easter Monday (6 April), people are being reminded to check they have essential medicines [...]
1 April 2026 After months of preparation, the two local community and hospital trusts have formalised a new Group. The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group, aims to have one voice and one purpose – moving towards excellence. By becoming a Group, both Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Boards [...]
Issued by SaTH and Helpforce March 26 2026 A mum of three who receives life-preserving kidney dialysis three times a week is among hundreds of hospital patients benefitting from an innovative volunteer driver scheme in Shropshire. The programme, designed by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and national charity Helpforce, has been shown to improve care while [...]
Volunteers play a crucial part in supporting my colleagues and our patients across our Trust and it is great to put the spotlight on one of those roles - the volunteer drivers. Over a six-month period, 17 volunteers completed more than 660 journey across the county for the Volunteer Discharge Service. During that time, they have supported patients who qualify [...]
19 March 2026 A cancer trial, which is developing a new test to detect colorectal cancer and high-risk polyps, is playing a huge part in improving the waiting times for patients. Over 2,600 patients have so far taken part in the TRIOMIC study at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Stafford Park, Telford, and funding for the trial has [...]
26 February 2026 The Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, is involved in a study to explore whether shorter, higher-dose radiotherapy treatments can improve the quality of life for patients with advanced lung cancer. Nine patients from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have been recruited to the ‘Shortened High-dose Palliative Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer’ (SHiP-Rt) [...]
At our hospitals, we deal with some of the sickest patients and we have expanded our Critical Care Outreach Team to improve the care our hospitals offer. The team led by Becky Hammond looks after any patients who are clinically deteriorating or acutely unwell. They arrange for patients across all specialties within the Trust, including medical, surgery and the emergency [...]
Issued by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin 19 February 2026 Families across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being encouraged by local health leaders to check that their children’s measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) vaccinations are up to date. The call comes as the latest measles data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that from 1 January to 9 [...]
Our Trust is always looking at ways to improve the experience of our patients and reduce the times they are waiting for their planned operations, so it was great to see surgeons carrying out two high intensity theatre lists in one day. Twenty patients had their routine day case operations as part of the all-day lists – known as HIT [...]
19 February 2026 A team which helps the sickest patients at the county’s two acute hospitals has been expanded to improve the care offered. The Critical Care Outreach Team looks after any patients who are clinically deteriorating or acutely unwell. It covers all specialties within the Trust – including medical, surgery, maternity and the Emergency Departments at The Shrewsbury and [...]
