11 September 2024 I am pleased to share the next date for the Maternity Services open day, which will take place on Saturday 28 September 2024, 10am-3pm at the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre, part of the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. Throughout the day, there will be hourly guided tours through our Antenatal Ward, Delivery Suite, Midwife Led [...]

I am pleased to tell you about a new energy facility, solar panels and the insulation measures that are to be introduced at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of a £16.2 million investment. The funding comes from Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. It will be used to replace and upgrade the current ageing heating infrastructure with modern and more [...]

I would like to say how proud I am of my colleagues whose work to provide better support and care for children and young people, and their families who are receiving care and treatment at our hospitals, has been recognised. Our Children and Young People Team is absolutely fantastic, their commitment and energy to provide the best possible care [...]

Next week will see the Trust’s phlebotomy (blood taking) service at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) relocating to nearby William Farr House. The last patients will be seen at Elizabeth House at RSH tomorrow (Thursday 22 August). The relocation is due to the ongoing construction works for an exciting new four storey hospital expansion as part of our Hospitals Transformation Programme [...]

Is there a hospital hero who you think has gone that extra mile and who you would like to nominate for a Shropshire Star Public Recognition Award? If so, there is still time to put in a nomination as part of our annual Trust Celebratory Awards. The closing date for nominations is this Friday (16 August). In partnership with [...]

We are doing everything we can at our Trust to improve urgent and emergency care and other health and care services. Across our Trust, we have made a commitment to improve urgent and emergency care. We have launched a campaign internally, and with partners, helping everyone to understand their role in improving urgent and emergency care so that every patient [...]

As part of the ongoing construction works for the new hospital building, the phlebotomy (blood taking) service at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will be relocating next month. The service will move from Elizabeth House at RSH to nearby William Farr House, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XL, from Tuesday 27 August. At the new location, William Farr House, there will [...]

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 [...]

I would like to start off my column this week with an apology to all our patients, their loved ones and our community after the Channel 4 Dispatches programme highlighted the challenging conditions in our urgent and emergency services at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. As a nurse and having previously worked in an Emergency Department, it was upsetting to see the [...]

There are lots of incredible colleagues I work with on a daily basis but this week I would like to shine the spotlight on those who have joined the Trust and then followed a career pathway to become a registered nurse. Those colleagues who started as Healthcare Assistants (HCA) and have successfully gone on to be qualified nurses with training [...]