7 February When three apprentices started on a pioneering programme within the Medical Engineering Services department (MES) at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) little did they know within a few months they would have a key role to play as the pandemic struck. Rhys Arnold, Carnell McKenzie and Kurran Singh Rai are the first apprentices in MES [...]
7 February 2022 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating its apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February). The Trust sees it as a time to raise awareness about the diverse and wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities that are available at SaTH and the rest of the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘build the future’ and will [...]
We are looking for volunteers to support patients, visitors and staff at SaTH in a non-clinical capacity. Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and can be anyone aged 16+, we have students wanting to gain experience, people wanting to explore new careers or just those who want to give back to their local community. Become a Response Volunteer [...]
A previously unloved space has been redeveloped using SaTH Charitable Funds in a space behind Ward 32/Fracture Clinic at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The redevelopment came from a request from the End of Life Care Team after a patient on Ward 32 expressed a wish to go outside for a final time to feel the sun on his face [...]
As a Trust we always strive to provide the best possible care for our patients and we endeavour to improve the services we provide by listening to our colleagues, patients and their carers. As mentioned last week, a key part to improving the care that we offer is that we do this in a way that reflects the direct experience [...]
COVID-19 restrictions, which were introduced because of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant over the Christmas period, are now being lifted in certain settings, but we should all still do what we can to protect our families, friends, and the wider community. Throughout the pandemic we have asked those visiting hospital settings to wear face coverings and abide by [...]
Even during these difficult times we are always looking to see how we can improve our care for those we serve and we will often look to you all to help us with this work. One such proposal is to move the renal dialysis services which are currently being provided at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford, to a £4.5 [...]
Press release from NHS Blood and Transplant shared 24 January 2022 Donating blood or organs are the most important things you can do to make a difference to someone else’s life, according to new research which ranks altruistic acts. A survey of 2,189 adults in England placed blood and organ donation top in a poll of ways that people felt [...]
21 January 2021 RAF personnel at SaTH with Nigel Lee Pictured are RAF personnel who have been brought in to support The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH). Ten members of the RAF joined SaTH on Tuesday (18 January) and will provide non-clinical support. They will be working to support porters, the Rapid Response Team, wards, the Incident Command Centre and stores. [...]
20 January 2022 People in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being urged to grab a jab this week with at least 16 walk-in sites available across the county. The NHS is launching a week of walk-ins which means that many people are now closer than ever to a walk-in vaccination site and getting protected from the dangers of the Covid-19 variant, Omicron and Long Covid. [...]
