It is such great news that our patients are to benefit from thousands more operations when the new Planned Care Hub opens at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford this summer. The hub is really starting to take shape and will provide a dedicated unit for our patients awaiting surgery, 52 weeks of the year. We are excited to welcome [...]
3 April 2024 Thousands more operations will take place each year with the opening of a new Planned Care Hub at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford this summer. The new facility, which will consist of four modern operating theatres and additional recovery beds, will enable more than 3,500 additional day case procedures to be undertaken per year. The Shrewsbury [...]
I am delighted to share the continued development at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford. A new tele dermatology service has been launched which supports our patients in receiving a quicker diagnosis and treatment for skin cancer. A growing range of healthcare services are now available at the CDC, based in Hollinswood House, Stafford Park, which gives our patients [...]
21 March 2024 A mother and her daughter are celebrating after graduating and starting their nursing careers at the same time. Kelly Beaman, a healthcare assistant at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), thought she had missed her opportunity to train as a nurse. Kelly Beaman and Grace Asterley But when Kelly attended a university open day with her daughter Grace [...]
As Easter approaches, please can I remind you to make sure that you order any of your repeat prescriptions in plenty of time for the bank holiday weekend. Please check whether you have your required supply of prescribed medication as some pharmacies and GP practices are closed over the bank holiday weekend. I would also like to encourage you to [...]
19 March 2024 An artist’s impression of how the new development at RSH would look Plans for a modular ward extension at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will support the recovery of patients who no longer need acute hospital care. There will be two wards within the planned development for patients who need further care to recover from illness [...]
18 March 2024 A healthcare assistant (HCA) at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, and her sister are gearing up to tackle a 100km ultra challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support. Steph Eastment, an HCA at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, and her sister Lena Eastment are raising vital funds for the charity, which provides invaluable emotional, practical, physical [...]
Our patients are our top priority and we are doing all that we can to ensure that they are receiving the right care in the right place. This week we shared the great news that the Trust has submitted plans for a modular ward extension at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). If the plans for the two-storey extension are approved, there [...]
It is fantastic to hear of the exciting plans being put in place for our most vulnerable patients with the creation of a new critical care unit as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). The unit is part of new proposed healthcare facilities at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) under HTP and will provide essential support for the [...]
6 March 2024 Sixteen aspiring healthcare individuals have received recognition for completing the Volunteer to Career (VtC) Programme in midwifery at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. Volunteers on the most recent midwifery programme have collectively accumulated over 1,000 hours of volunteering on the antenatal and postnatal wards within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
