1 October 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are combating a national shortage in Consultant Radiologists to ensure women who need a referral to the breast service are receiving their first appointment within two weeks. The Breast Surgery and Breast Imaging team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have been working closely to address the issues following the [...]
1 October 2019 A team of doctors and nurses who “provided strength, confidence and calmness” for a toddler during the “darkest hours of her life” were among the winners at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) annual staff awards. The winners of the Patient Experience Award - Dr Nicos Vrahimis, Kirsty Bennett and Beckie Nock, receive their [...]
27 September 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust today agreed to temporarily suspend overnight A&E services at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford to ensure services are safe for patients. A closure from 8pm until 8am and is expected to happen in November. Until then the services will continue 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. Once the plan for safely managing [...]
26 September 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Board will decide tomorrow (27 September) whether there should be a temporary suspension of overnight Accident and Emergency services at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford, to ensure services remain safe for patients. The suspension between the hours of 8pm and 8am would be a response to the significant and [...]
19 September 2018 The following is a statement from Deirdre Fowler, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Quality: “We remain committed to providing the best care for all of our patients and to all women and families who use our maternity services. We are continuing to work closely with NHS Improvement (NHSI) and fully engaging and co-operating with their independent review. [...]
19 September 2018 The finalists in SaTH's 2018 Values in Practice (VIP) Awards have been announced. This year’s awards will not only celebrate the achievements of the Trust's wonderful staff and volunteers, but will also continue the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the NHS. The awards ceremony will take place on 28 September in one of the aircraft hangars [...]
18 September 2018 A patient at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has kindly gifted a coffee machine to the nurses caring for him as a thank you. The 29-year-old, who lives near Bridgnorth, is currently being treated on Ward 22 following a road traffic accident in July. Sister Becky Roberts and Staff Nurse Del Young with the gift from a [...]
11 September 2018 A new surgical technique is being offered by SaTH for women needing a hysterectomy for fibroids, which is significantly reducing the length of time they spend in hospital. Women with the condition can now undergo keyhole surgery instead of conventional surgery. That means they can go home same day instead of spending up to five days in [...]
7 September 2018 Inpatient services, including births, at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) are to be temporarily suspended from 8pm today (Friday 7 September) until 8.30am on Monday 10 September. Antenatal and postnatal outpatient services will continue. Women booked to give birth at Shrewsbury MLU who go into labour during this time will be offered a birth at either Wrekin [...]
7 September 2018 SaTH is expecting to complete the catch-up NHS breast screening sessions for women in Shropshire one month ahead of schedule. The catch-up sessions are for women, aged between 70 and 79, who were identified earlier this year as not receiving their invitation from the NHS breast screening programme, due to the national IT problem with the breast [...]
