Shropshire and Mid-Wales Fertility Centre to reopen

15 May 2020 The Shropshire & Mid-Wales Fertility Centre is to reopen its services for local families The Shropshire & Mid-Wales Fertility Centre, part of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, is to reopen its services for local families following a change in national guidance. The centre will reopen on 18 May 2020 with the hope of restarting treatments from [...]

Shropshire and Mid-Wales Fertility Centre to reopen2020-05-15T17:56:19+01:00

Shropshire leading the way with pioneering research into COVID-19

15 May 2020 Shropshire’s acute hospitals are playing a key role in vital research into COVID-19 and the impact of the pandemic. Helen Moore, Clinical Trials Manager and SaTH’s Lead Research Nurse. The Research & Innovation and Clinical Trials team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is at the forefront of research into learning more [...]

Shropshire leading the way with pioneering research into COVID-192020-05-15T14:33:59+01:00

Trucks and lights to say: “Thank you NHS”

15 May 2020 The front of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has been lit up in rainbow colours as part of the weekly 'Clap for Carers' celebration and to mark the end of celebrations for International Day of the Midwife, International Nurses' Day and National Operating Department Practitioner Day. PRH lit up for #ClapForCarers Clare Walsgrove, [...]

Trucks and lights to say: “Thank you NHS”2020-05-15T14:30:20+01:00

60 student nurses join Trust to help care for patients during pandemic

15 May 2020 Sixty student nurses have joined Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to help care for patients and boost the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. The final year student nurses have been deployed across clinical areas of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, both of which are run by SaTH. In March, the Nursing and [...]

60 student nurses join Trust to help care for patients during pandemic2020-05-15T12:01:00+01:00

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from knitted octopuses originally designed for premature babies

13 May 2020 Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospital are benefitting from an initiative which provides knitted and crocheted octopuses to premature babies. The cuddly aquatic creatures are produced by the charity ‘Octopus for a Preemie’ as a novel way of comforting premature babies as it’s thought that gripping the soft tentacles might remind early term newborns of [...]

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from knitted octopuses originally designed for premature babies2020-05-15T11:18:04+01:00

Hospital staff make 18,000 single use visors for frontline colleagues

12 May 2020 Staff at SaTH have created more than 18,000 single use visors to be used by frontline colleagues looking after patients being treated for COVID-19. The Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Laboratory team, and redeployed staff from the Trust’s Audiology department, used their knowledge, skills and equipment to develop the visors which were in much demand.       [...]

Hospital staff make 18,000 single use visors for frontline colleagues2020-05-13T14:39:23+01:00

Trust celebrates International Nurses Day

12 May 2020 As the world celebrates International Nurses Day on Tuesday May 12, the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is saying thank you to its own nurses for the care that they provide. Nursing staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford [...]

Trust celebrates International Nurses Day2020-05-12T15:39:41+01:00

Temporary changes to our blood taking (phlebotomy) service during the coronavirus pandemic

Please note: a more recent update on the Phlebotomy service can be found here. We are making temporary changes to our Phlebotomy (blood taking) service as a result of the effects of coronavirus (Covid-19). These changes will help ensure we have sufficient staff to provide a safe service and minimise the risk to both patients and staff coming in to [...]

Temporary changes to our blood taking (phlebotomy) service during the coronavirus pandemic2020-09-25T12:39:48+01:00

Knitted kindness hearts to be gifted to patients and their families

Kindness hearts, knitted by volunteers and donated to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), are to be gifted to families whose loved ones are receiving end of life care.  When the End of Life Care Team (EOLC) at SaTH was made aware that knitters across Shropshire and Mid Wales were making hearts in all sorts of colours, they [...]

Knitted kindness hearts to be gifted to patients and their families2020-05-07T17:06:57+01:00

SaTH training external healthcare professionals on how to fit face masks to give protection against coronavirus

7 May 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is helping to protect frontline staff at other healthcare organisations across the region by providing training on how to correctly fit single-use respiratory protective equipment. Mask Fit test training at SaTH Five people from private sector healthcare operators attended a training session at the Princess Royal Hospital [...]

SaTH training external healthcare professionals on how to fit face masks to give protection against coronavirus2020-05-07T11:43:37+01:00