27 April 2017 A statement from Professor Peter Latchford the Chair of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust following the brief adjournment of today's (April 27) meeting of the Trust Board: “The Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is committed to openness and transparency, and conducts as much of its business as possible in a session [...]
25 April 2017 This weekend - Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May - is early May Bank Holiday weekend, so here are some top tips to help make sure you and your families stay well. Plan ahead: Check your daily medication to make sure have enough to last over the bank holiday weekend. Running out of daily medication could [...]
25 April 2017 Shropshire’s See and Hear Exhibition will again be hosting a fantastic range of events and activities for people with sight and hearing loss on Wednesday 10 May 2017. The annual event, which celebrates its 10th successful year, will be hosted at Shrewsbury Sports Village on Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, between 10am and 4pm. The event is free and open [...]
20 April 2017 Services for pregnant women at Shrewsbury Day Assessment Unit will be unavailable from 24 April 2017 until 8 May 2017. The temporary suspension of services at the unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is due to staff shortages. It is expected to reopen on 8 May 2017. The unit oversees antenatal appointments, such as blood tests, [...]
20 April 2017 The following statement outlines what women and children’s services are proposed to be on the Emergency Site and Planned Care Sites under the Trust’s Sustainable Services Programme. More details about the programme are available here. The programme feeds into NHS Future Fit and will be subject to a full public consultation: Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The [...]
13 April 2017 You may be aware of media interest in our Maternity service following some tragic deaths of babies in which failings in care have been identified. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has issued the following statement: “The death of a baby is the most tragic event imaginable and we again apologise unreservedly [...]
12 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS Shropshire CCG has made further progress to ensure local NHS services deliver improved outcomes for patients. The CCG launched reviews of some of the services it commissions in February to ensure that everybody in Shropshire has access to healthcare that is safe, high-quality [...]
11 April 2017 An interactive App developed to help cancer patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is among the front runners to lift a prestigious Patient Safety Award. The new Cancer App was funded by the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess [...]
10 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) With Easter almost here, there’s a lot to think about, from making sure you have enough ribbon for that Easter bonnet to organising Easter Egg hunts. However, one plan you really do need to make – especially if you have [...]
10 April 2017 The Chief Executive of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is planning to climb four volcanoes in six days to raise money for a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner. Simon Wright, Chief Executive, preparing for his volcano walk Simon Wright will tackle Sicily’s “Mighty Four” volcanoes - Stromboli, Vulcano, Salina and culminating at the world famous Mount Etna. [...]
