16 May 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will be highlighting the life-changing impact research has had on medicine when it celebrates International Clinical Trials Day on Monday. Clinical Trials Day (Monday 20 May) is celebrated around the world by Research Professionals to raise trial awareness and recognise patient, public and staff contributions to public health and [...]
By Helen Moore, Clinical Trials Manager and Trust Lead Research Nurse You may not be aware of clinical research, but every one of us has benefitted from it at some point in our lives and it will shape the way all of us receive treatment in the future. Every medication, surgical intervention, surgical appliance and internal medical device has been [...]
15 May 2019 SaTH is introducing a new Staff Lottery which will help to improve their working environment. The lottery will be a monthly event with the first draw being made in July. Half of the money raised through the lottery will go on staff cash prizes with the rest being put into the Small Things Makes a Big Difference [...]
14 May 2019 An e-book aimed at helping people find better ways to manage bereavement has been updated and republished with the help of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s End of Life Care team. Jules Lewis, End of Life Care Facilitator, and Jules Lock, End of Life Care Lead Volunteer, have teamed up with Roy Lilley, founder of [...]
13 May 2019 We’re all going to die, but many of us find it difficult to talk, or even think, about what lies ahead, or consider what it might feel like to lose someone we care for. The End of Life Care Service at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH), which runs the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (PRH) [...]
10 May 2019 The Chief Executive of the organisation which represents hundreds of NHS Trusts has praised Shropshire’s acute hospitals for their leadership, progress and ‘desire to learn and improve’. Chris with Jill Whitaker Chris Hopson, Chief Executive of NHS Providers, made his comments after a visit to the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. NHS Providers, is [...]
9 May 2019 A family has made a kind donation to a new Doctors’ Mess at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford as a thank you for the care given to their children following an horrific quad bike accident. Jay'D McYoung Rob and Burnadette McYoung, who own Door Loading Services UK Ltd in Telford, have donated roller [...]
8 May 2019 Plans to make surgery as safe as it can be have been unveiled by SaTH. They include reducing interruptions in theatre, developing theatre team leaders and ensuring that key theatre procedures are given more priority. It follows an in-depth look by Trust into the way the theatres operate at PRH and RSH. The Trust wants to learn [...]
8 May 2019 The following news is from Powys Regional Partnership Board A major programme in North Powys is the latest to receive £2.554m funding from the Welsh Government’s £100m Transformation Fund to back new ways of delivering health and social care services. Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething said the money will be used to help health and social services work [...]
7 May 2019 SaTH has appointed an interim Deputy Chief Executive. Bev Tabernacle will join the Trust for seven months starting on 1 June until 31 December 2019. Bev will be on secondment from her role as Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Executive at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Bev was also previously [...]
