Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
19 December 2024 Santa flew in to visit the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford aboard an RAF Shawbury helicopter. He swapped his sleigh for a H135 Juno helicopter and waved to children at local schools as he flew through the skies of Telford. He touched down to be greeted by excited patients and staff yesterday [...]
17 December 2024 Orthopaedic joint replacement surgery has resumed at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, which will reduce the amount of time that patients are waiting for operations. Planned joint replacement surgery at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the PRH and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, restarted in phases with hip replacement operations first followed [...]
13 December 2024 The Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, is reaping the rewards of its very own Theatres Academy, one year on from launching. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been training up staff within its Theatres department through a range of apprenticeships and leadership programmes. The academy at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and [...]
10 December 2024 A fund set up to support patients who are receiving end of life care and their loved ones has reached £100,000. The Swan Fund was set up in 2015 by Jules Lewis who is Swan End of Life Care Lead Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). It was started with a £500 donation [...]
Friday 6 December 2024 From our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Council A ladies knitting group, funded through Telford & Wrekin Council, has handmade a hundred kindness hearts to bring comfort to patients receiving end of life care and their families. Penny Watson and Miriam Gilbert from SaTH's palliative and end of life care team with ladies from [...]
Friday 6 December Currently the construction site is being set up to safely demolish Elizabeth House at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Please be aware that from Monday 16 December, the entrance into the hospital building by Elizabeth House will close. Patients and visitors who previously accessed the hospital building through the entrance by Elizabeth House will be able [...]
3 December 2024 A £1 million research study which could revolutionise the diagnosis of colorectal cancer not just in the county but potentially worldwide has been launched at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford. The TRIOMIC study will reduce the amount of time patients are waiting and worrying about a colorectal cancer diagnosis. A new test is being [...]
2 December 2024 Please be aware that from 6am on Friday 6 December, we will be introducing a one-way traffic system on parts of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site, which will help manage the flow of traffic with increased construction vehicles on site. Vehicles entering the site from the roundabout at Mytton Oak Road will be able to travel to [...]
26 November 2024 Paula Gardner will join The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) as Interim Chief Nursing Officer in early December 2024. Paula is an experienced nurse who has worked in NHS acute trusts for over 40 years, including most recently as Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and before this as [...]
26 November 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust held a celebration to mark the contribution of their members of staff who have completed 25, 40 and even an incredible 50 years of service. Over forty members of staff with more than 1,660 years’ experience between them, who work at both Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal [...]
