16 March 2018 Three fundraisers are gearing up for one of the most famous races in the world, when they will tackle the 26.2 miles of the London Marathon. The Lingen Davies Cancer Fund and the Children’s Ward at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), along with the Shaw Trust, will benefit from the efforts of Naomi Atkin, [...]
15 March 2018 Local charity Lingen Davies Cancer Fund has pledged £240,100 to fund Shropshire Council’s “Get Active, Feel Good” programme for the next three years. The scheme, delivered by Lifestyle Fitness Ltd on behalf of Shropshire Council’s public health, supports people with cancer to feel better through increasing their levels of physical activity and moving around more. Naomi Atkin, [...]
15 March 2018 The Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Sir Algernon Heber-Percy, is to unveil a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner which has been purchased by the League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has replaced its two existing MRI scanners, at RSH and at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, as [...]
14 March 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has honoured The British Ironwork Centre for their contribution to the Trust. Clive Knowles (left) is presented with the award from SaTH Chief Executive Simon Wright. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), welcomed Clive Knowles, Chairman of the British Ironwork Centre, [...]
13 March 2018 Incorrect messages about organ donation are being shared. The NHS is asking people to share this message to provide the right information. England does not yet have an opt out system. A consultation has been held and a parliamentary bill is being considered. If an opt out system is introduced, you will still be able to quickly [...]
12 March 2018 The following message is from our partners at Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioing Group (CCG) March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month with NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) urging women to know the symptoms and to get checked early. 11 women die in the UK every day from ovarian cancer and two-thirds of women are [...]
12 March 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has marked National Apprenticeship Week with a celebration of its own apprentice. Every day last week a different apprentice appeared on the social media pages of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) to showcase their talent. Apprentices and developing new Apprenticeship schemes is a key part in developing [...]
12 March 2018 “I was going about my day at the gym when this crazy lady, who was looking at my heart rate monitor, came up to me and said ‘I’m going to row the Atlantic next year, do you want to join me?” Holly and Phil interview the Atlantic Ladies on This Morning This was the story [...]
12 March 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) held its first Transforming Care Open Day on Friday (March 9). Pictured, from left, Olivia Evans, Lisa Burgess-Collins, Naomi Penrose (all of RJAH), Deirdre Fowler (Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Quality at SaTH), Dr Jacquenline McKenna MBE (Director of Nursing Leadership at NHS Improvement) and Cathy Smith (KPO [...]
9 March 2018 Inpatient services at Ludlow Midwife Led Unit (MLU) are to be suspended for two weeks to ensure the safe care of mums using Shropshire’s maternity services. Services at Ludlow will be suspended from 5pm tomorrow (Saturday 10 March) until 9am on 25 March. The unit will remain open between 8am and 8pm for antenatal and postnatal services, [...]
