On Monday 31 October, there will be building works taking place at the existing main entrance canopy, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. The works are due to take 2-3 weeks and during this time temporary access arrangements will be in place. Temporary access to visitors, 24 hours per day, will be via the conservatory to the left of the main entrance. [...]
13 October 2022 Dr Catriona McMahon, Chair of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “I would like to apologise again to Ms. Davies and Mr. Stanton for their loss and the way in which the Trust dealt with their concerns. We also wish to extend our apologies to other families who have been more widely impacted by the findings of [...]
This Sunday, 9 October, we will be holding a gathering of remembrance event for families who have experienced pregnancy loss or the death of a baby. The event, which is held every six months, is the first to be resumed following a pause due to COVID-19. It provides the opportunity for families to gather and commemorate the lives of their [...]
26 September 2022 Members of the public are being asked to nominate their hospital heroes as the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals gets set for its Annual Celebratory Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, will hold its virtual staff awards on [...]
Jo Gwilt, a midwife sonographer working in Maternity Services at SaTH, is set to take on the London Marathon in October to raise awareness of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and raise funds for the charity Crohn’s & Colitis UK (CCUK). Jo, who hasn’t run for many years - let alone running a marathon, was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a [...]
World Pharmacist Day is celebrated every year on the 25th September and this year the theme is “Pharmacy united in action for a healthier world”. This year’s theme aims to showcase Pharmacy’s positive impact on health around the world and to further strengthen solidarity among the profession. Within Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust we have 47 pharmacists. These roles [...]
23 September 2022 Vital plans to transform acute hospital services, which will help to improve health and care outcomes for communities across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales, are progressing. This follows formal confirmation of the approval, subject to a number of conditions, of a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) of the Hospitals Transformation Programme at the end of August [...]
13 September 2022 Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral, will be a national bank holiday to allow the public to pay their respects and commemorate her reign. This means there will be impact on some patient appointments. Anyone affected will be contacted directly. If you have an appointment on Monday and no longer wish to [...]
It was recently announced that our Trust has secured £10 million funding for an elective surgical hub to be created at Princess Royal Hospital – this is excellent news and will mean that more elective operations will be able to take place. We are always working to improve the care that we provide for our patients and this new hub [...]
It has made a real difference seeing friends and relatives being able to visit their loved ones again in our hospitals. Our Trust had to make the difficult decision to pause visiting with the rising number of COVID-19 cases, but restricted in-patient visiting returned in May. We realise how important visiting is for the wellbeing of our patients and it [...]
