The NHS in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has declared a system critical incident

31 January 2024

  Please help us to help those with the most urgent health needs, by choosing the care most appropriate for your needs. Please only call 999 or go to A&E in life threatening emergencies. We are seeing high levels of admissions and attendances at A&E at both The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal…

Full Planning Permission granted for new healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

23 January 2024

News from our partner, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust   Plans to improve hospital care for all our communities in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid-Wales have taken a significant step forward, with full planning permission granted for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital development. This follows the welcome news of the formal approval of…

NHS searching for volunteers to help ensure local people are involved in service changes

23 January 2024

Do you have the skills and qualities to support the local NHS to ensure it properly involves local people in service changes? Do you have an awareness and understanding of the diverse communities of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin? NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is searching for volunteers to join a committee made up of members…

NHS launches new e-Learning to improve the lives of people living with sight loss

22 January 2024

A new e-Learning resource for staff working in health and care services has been launched in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to help improve the lives of people living with sight loss. The ‘Understanding and Supporting People Living with Sight Loss e-Learning’ is a collaboration between people with lived experience of sight loss, sight loss experts…

New Rehabilitation and Recovery Units help reduce health and care pressures across the county

18 January 2024

  Two Rehabilitation and Recovery Units have opened at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, adding additional bed capacity on each hospital site (Princess Royal Hospital, Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital) for people who no longer need to be in an acute hospital bed but can’t be supported safely at home. The care…

Long-awaited Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice set to open its doors to local community

17 January 2024

The long-awaited purpose-built Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice will officially open on Monday 22 January 2024, say primary care leaders at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. GPs and the extended healthcare team will formally open the doors to the building located on Haughton Road, Shifnal, and welcome the local community to the new, modern facility,…

Trust appoints Integrated Health Projects as its design and construction partner for its Hospitals Transformation Programme

16 January 2024

News from our partner, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust In another major milestone, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has appointed Integrated Health Projects (IHP) as its design and construction partner to progress the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). Following a robust procurement process, the announcement of IHP – the Joint Venture…

Spades at the ready as construction work for the Highley Health and Wellbeing Centre begins

9 January 2024

Construction work for the brand-new Highley Health and Wellbeing Centre has officially begun, say health bosses at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. After listening to local people, plans to reconfigure an area of the Severn Centre to accommodate General Practice (GP) and other health and wellbeing services will begin this week with the retrofit expected…

Hospitals Transformation Programme takes next step forward towards securing investment to improve hospital services

4 January 2024

News from our partner, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Plans to deliver two thriving hospitals and improve care for our communities in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid Wales have taken a step forward. The Outline Business Case (OBC) for the transformation of hospital services across The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust…

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