10 August 2018 The revamped adolescent area at the Children's Ward. An area for older children facing a stay in hospital has been given a revamp thanks to students from the National Citizen Service. The students chose the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford as a project and raised £280 before spending two days [...]
9 August 2018 Most people will have seen the unique NHS 70 sculpture situated outside the Ward Block at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), but what many won’t realise is the amount of work that went into getting it erected in time for our Charity Fun Day. Pictured, from left, Peter Evans, Steve Darlington, Graham Rogers and Steve Wright [...]
8 August 2018 A former apprentice who has gone on to secure a full-time job at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been named as a regional finalist in the National Apprenticeship Awards. Laura Sheldon Laura Sheldon, Executive Administrator in the Chief Executive’s Office, will attend the West Midlands Regional Ceremony at the Macdonald Burlington [...]
7 August 2018 A team representing the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to take on the world’s fastest zipline to raise money to improve care for patients at the end of their life. Jules Lewis, centre, with Dr Terri Porrett and Roy Lilley at the Swan Bereavement Suite at RSH. The team, headed up by [...]
As part of a national initiative, we are transferring our email system from the old addresses (@sath.nhs.uk) to NHS mail (@nhs.net). This is for a number of reasons, including data security, so it is vital we make the switch. If you work at the Trust and currently use a SaTH email address you will need to act now, as all [...]
6 August 2018 Almost 500 nominations have been submitted for an annual awards ceremony which celebrates the work of staff and volunteers at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Many of the nominations for the Values in Practice (VIP) Awards have come from patients and relatives who wanted to thank staff for the treatment they had received at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]
2 August 2018 A young mum has undergone surgery at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford to rebuild her tongue using muscle and skin from her arm after a cancerous ulcer was found in her mouth. Liz Marsh, 28, of Shrewsbury. Picture courtesy of Caters News Agency Liz Marsh, 28, was referred to PRH by her dentist [...]
27 July 2018 Student Nurse Chloe Arnold has become the first person to receive a Golden Ticket from the Emergency Department (ED) at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) From left, Claire Emery (Professional Development Nurse) and Karen Thompson (ED Manager at RSH) present Chloe Arnold with her Golden Ticket Chloe was surprised during one of her lectures by [...]
27 July 2018 The public consultation into improving hospital services provided at RSH and PRH has been extended by one week until Tuesday 11 September. The recommendation for the extension was made at the Future Fit Programme Board on 24 July and was approved by the CCGs’ accountable officers. The recommendation to extend the consultation was made for three reasons: [...]
27 July 2018 The League of Friends at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is hoping to get more than a few notes from its latest charity donation—thanks to the help of two of our electricians. From left: Mark Arnold, Paul Wenlock and Lee Herkes with the guitar. The League was donated an electric guitar to sell, but nobody knew [...]
