13 September 2024 Children's Nurse Esme Griffiths with a patient undergoing assessment A new electronic sepsis risk assessment for children being treated in hospital has been launched at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The launch of the digital sepsis assessment for children and young people follows the successful roll-out of the Paediatric Vitals system [...]
10 September 2024 Following the success of its previous open days, Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust will once again open their doors to the public on Saturday 28 September 2024. Taking place from 10am-3pm at the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre, part of the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, the open day will offer hourly [...]
12 August 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) NHS Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Williams as its interim Chief Executive Officer, who will join during September 2024. Jo Williams, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) in Birmingham, brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record [...]
9 August 2024 Joint statement from NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council. To residents across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, As Leaders, Chief Executive Officers [...]
25 June 2024 Following on from Channel 4’s Dispatches, which highlighted the challenging conditions in our urgent and emergency care services at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, we want to apologise to those affected in the programme and to everyone in our communities who has been affected by long waiting times, overcrowding and a lack of privacy when accessing emergency [...]
4 June 2024 Dr Catriona McMahon has announced she is leaving The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) at the end of June 2024. Dr Catriona McMahon This comes as the Trust enters the next stage of its improvement journey, which Dr McMahon has been instrumental in achieving. Dr McMahon was asked to take on the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
17 April 2024 The NHS National Booking System is now open for spring Covid-19 vaccination bookings, with those eligible, able to book appointments from next week. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (ShropCom) are urging people at increased risk from severe illness, including those aged 75 or over (on 30 June 2024) and people with a weakened immune system or [...]
