A new unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is set to have a sky garden for patients.
The hospital is currently undergoing a four-storey expansion, as part of major plans for Shropshire’s acute healthcare, which will see the RSH become the main emergency centre, also taking over consultant-led women and children’s services.
It comes as the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust has joined forces with Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club to boost hospital fundraising efforts.
The trust said the garden would be located on the top floor of the building that will form part of the new critical care unit and oncology ward, with the healthcare facilities set to open in 2028.
The garden will provide a calm space for patients and their families, the trust said, supporting physical and mental wellbeing, as well as providing them and staff time away from clinical areas and the sounds of medical devices.
“Having safe access to outdoor areas, even briefly, is enormously valuable for some of the most unwell patients we look after,” said Dr Chris Mowatt, clinical director for critical care.
“It supports early rehabilitation, reduces delirium and helps patients reconnect with the world beyond intensive care, all of which are vital to their recovery.”
The rotary club’s president, Johnathon Callwood, said: “We confidently anticipate that the sky garden will bring enormous enjoyment to patients requiring care in the new facilities, and we are delighted to work with SaTH to support the creation, design and fundraising of this most exciting new facility.”
He added that the name of the garden would be announced soon.
The transformation work will see the trust’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) take on elective surgery.
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