West Midlands · SY3 8XQ
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is an acute hospital on Mytton Oak Road with an Emergency Department that includes an Urgent Treatment Centre (9am–9pm daily); the ED is being rebuilt, with completion due in 2027, and the site is planned to become the trust's specialist emergency care hospital from 2028. It has critical care (ITU/HDU), a Treatment Centre with day surgery and an elective surgery hub, renal dialysis, a haematology unit and the Lingen Davies Centre.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard01743 261000- Minicom01743 261213
- Maternity self-referralIf you cannot self-refer online01743 261208
- Maternity triage24 hours, 7 days; over 16 weeks pregnant (trust-wide line)01952 565948
- Car park departmentBlue Badge registration Mon–Fri 9am–4pm01743 261416
- PALSAlso 08007830057; office in the Ward Block entrance (level 2); Mon–Fri 10am–4pm01743 261691
PALS email: sath.pals@nhs.net
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital?
Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 8XQ
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Visiting times at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Adult wards
11.30am – 8pm
Up to 2 visitors11.30am–8pm; maximum 2 visitors at a time (some wards differ)
Intensive care
ITU/HDU 1pm–7pm; talk to staff to visit at other times
Protected mealtimes on each ward (visitors asked to leave unless helping a patient eat); ward-by-ward times are listed on the visiting page. Day Surgery Unit/Short Stay 9am–8pm for inpatients only.
Parking at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Patient and visitor car parking zones 0–3, each with disabled spaces (most in zone 2). Pay on exit at machines (card or cash), via the JustPark app (location code 998842) or by phone on 028 9124 8440, up to midnight on the day. Park and Ride from Oxon (6.20am–9.25pm Mon–Fri, £2 return) drops at the Treatment Centre.
- up to 20 minutesFree
- up to 2 hours£4.00
- up to 3 hours£5.50
- up to 4 hours£6.50
- up to 5 hours£7.50
- up to 24 hours£9.50
Free or reduced parking: Free for registered Blue Badge holders (register at the Blue Kiosk near zone 2 or with the car park department). Multiple visits in one day: daily rate option (stated as no more than £8.50).
Getting there
- By busArriva 11 from Shrewsbury Bus Station every 15 minutes stops on site (Ward Block, Treatment Centre); also 74, X77, 558 and 552/553 on site, X75 on Mytton Oak Road, X5 at Oxon Priory (10 minutes' walk) and Arriva 12 via Westhope Avenue
- By trainShrewsbury station, about 2 miles (15 minutes' drive; taxis outside, 200 m from the bus station)
Shops, food and facilities
- Mytton Restaurant (ground floor, Mon–Fri 7.30am–3pm)
- Caffe Bistro (main hospital)
- League of Friends shops (Ward Block entrance, outpatients tea bar, ophthalmology, Treatment Centre)
- Vending machines
- NHS Wi-Fi
- Covered cycle parking
How The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust as a whole, covering Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 4.4 out of 10
Around averageThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital ranks 76 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 66% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 0% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 38% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 76% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 25% of trusts
Each measure is compared with every other NHS hospital trust, then combined: waiting list 35%, A&E 20%, tests 15%, cancer 15%, CQC 15%. How the score works
Waiting list for planned treatment
11.8 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 67.9% under 18 weeks · 37,291 waiting
+55 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
51.8%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 13,729 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
20.3%
waiting 6+ weeks · 16,067 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
86.6%
75.1% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Royal Shrewsbury Hospital?
The main number for Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is 01743 261000. Other useful numbers: minicom 01743 261213; maternity self-referral 01743 261208; maternity triage 01952 565948. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01743 261691.
What are the visiting times at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital?
Adult wards: 11.30am–8pm; maximum 2 visitors at a time (some wards differ). Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital?
Patient and visitor car parking zones 0–3, each with disabled spaces (most in zone 2). Pay on exit at machines (card or cash), via the JustPark app (location code 998842) or by phone on 028 9124 8440, up to midnight on the day. Park and Ride from Oxon (6.20am–9.25pm Mon–Fri, £2 return) drops at the Treatment Centre. Charges: up to 20 minutes: Free, up to 2 hours: £4.00, up to 3 hours: £5.50, up to 4 hours: £6.50. Free for registered Blue Badge holders (register at the Blue Kiosk near zone 2 or with the car park department). Multiple visits in one day: daily rate option (stated as no more than £8.50).
Where is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital?
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is at Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 8XQ. It is run by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. By bus: Arriva 11 from Shrewsbury Bus Station every 15 minutes stops on site (Ward Block, Treatment Centre); also 74, X77, 558 and 552/553 on site, X75 on Mytton Oak Road, X5 at Oxon Priory (10 minutes' walk) and Arriva 12 via Westhope Avenue.
Does Royal Shrewsbury Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has an emergency department. Across The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, 51.8% of 13,729 A&E attendances ended within 4 hours in August 2026.
Sources: NHS England statistics on referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times (July 2026), A&E attendances (August 2026), diagnostic waiting times (DM01) and cancer waiting times, published 10 September 2026; hospital sites from the nhs.uk organisation data. Figures are checked against the official national totals before every update.
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