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Confirmation of Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) plans for a 24/7 enhanced urgent care service at Princess Royal Hospital to be named Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)

22 May 2024 In December 2023, an Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) re-affirmed that the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) is the best way forward to improve acute hospital services for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid-Wales. This includes the plans for the 24/7 enhanced urgent care service at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). The IRP report published in December 2023 [...]

Confirmation of Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) plans for a 24/7 enhanced urgent care service at Princess Royal Hospital to be named Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)lydia hughes2024-05-22T13:09:32+01:00

Health trusts to seek Chair in Common

22 May 2024 Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are pleased to announce plans to recruit a Chair in Common across the two organisations further progressing their shared ambition to improve services for the communities across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, the Black Country and borders and mid-Wales. This is an exciting step [...]

Health trusts to seek Chair in CommonLisa Bailey2024-05-22T12:44:30+01:00

Trust shares proposed construction management plan for new hospital building

21 May 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) today shared a proposed construction management plan for the new hospital building at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). The plan sets out proposals to manage traffic and public access on the site during the construction of the new building, which [...]

Trust shares proposed construction management plan for new hospital buildinglydia hughes2024-05-22T08:47:46+01:00

Elective orthopaedic surgery at Princess Royal Hospital

20 May 2024 Elective orthopaedic surgery at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) is paused due to estates issues on the recovery ward. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is committed to resuming the service and we are working to restart elective orthopaedic surgery in the summer. We are sorry that patients are facing long waits for planned orthopaedic [...]

Elective orthopaedic surgery at Princess Royal HospitalLisa Bailey2024-05-20T11:36:34+01:00

CQC reports good progress at SaTH since last inspection, with more to go

15 May 2024 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reported progress across a number of key areas and services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), with the Trust improving its overall rating from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement’. Following an inspection in October 2023, and a well-led Inspection in November 2023, the Trust is now rated as [...]

CQC reports good progress at SaTH since last inspection, with more to goJemima Hughes2024-05-15T06:33:32+01:00

Relocation of some blood test services to help improve patient waiting times

10 May 2024 Some phlebotomy (blood test) services at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford are being relocated to support and improve waiting times for patients who need urgent care. The services, which are currently housed in the Mallings Health building, will be moved to the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford from Monday 13 May. The relocation will [...]

Relocation of some blood test services to help improve patient waiting timesJemima Hughes2024-05-10T15:56:23+01:00

Pregnant women in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urged to get the whooping cough vaccine

10 May 2024 With cases of whooping cough increasing across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, pregnant women are being encouraged to come forward for a vaccination as babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It spreads very easily [...]

Pregnant women in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urged to get the whooping cough vaccineJemima Hughes2024-05-10T13:11:38+01:00

Critical Care Garden reopens at hospital thanks to family’s donations

3 May 2024 The Critical Care Garden at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was reopened after extensive work to improve access for patients, thanks to the support of charity. The kind donations of William Dodd’s family to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Charity enabled works to the Critical Care Garden to be undertaken. The local butcher died in [...]

Critical Care Garden reopens at hospital thanks to family’s donationsLisa Bailey2024-05-08T10:20:19+01:00

Notice of construction works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

25 April 2024 Please be aware that from Friday 26 April to Wednesday 1 May there will be ongoing survey works outside the Outpatients entrance of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The works will then move to the grass mound over the next week. These works are part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) enabling works, and will involve [...]

Notice of construction works at the Royal Shrewsbury HospitalJemima Hughes2024-04-26T08:58:04+01:00

Trust to get new machine to improve treatment for cancer patients

22 April 2024 The Trust, which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, is building a bunker for a new linear accelerator, improving the treatment of cancer patients. The linear accelerator (also known as a LINAC) will be a replacement for a current machine, which is soon to be decommissioned. It is a vital component in the treatment of cancer patients [...]

Trust to get new machine to improve treatment for cancer patientsVictoria Jones2024-04-30T10:53:41+01:00