Dr Bala Karunakaran, an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), has been awarded the Fellowship of the British Medical Association (BMA). Dr Karunakaran was awarded the accolade in recognition of his distinguished service to medical leadership and was presented with the fellowship by Professor Neena Modi, President of the British Medical Association, at [...]
12 August 2022 A message from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Integrated Care System (STW ICS) The health and care system in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has declared a critical incident due to continued and unprecedented pressure on its services across all its settings. We are seeing significant and sustained levels of demand for all health and care services across the [...]
An appeal is being made for communities to share ideas for murals which will transform a number of clinical spaces at PRH and make them more comforting for patients. The call out has been made by the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and SaTH inviting ideas for artwork to be featured in Maternity and Gynaecology Services. The LMNS and [...]
This week, I would like to welcome our new junior doctors as they settle into their roles during August. Some of them have already spent a week shadowing in our clinical departments before they officially start in their roles. Lectures, practical training sessions and peer-to-peer teaching are part of the induction process, as well as social events to help new [...]
NHS Charities Together asked the NHS Charities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin to identify local charities who could support patients in the community. This resulted in NHS CT awarding a grant of £227,000 to support nine local charities. SaTH Charity led on the management and distribution of the grant. One local charity whose bid was successful was the Shrewsbury [...]
28 July A new state-of-the-art CT scanner which will improve the experience of patients has been installed at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The Lingen Davies Cancer Fund donated £475,000, which paid for a Radiotherapy CT scanner – one of the first of its type in the country - and an injector pump, for the Lingen Davies Centre. Stephanie Cockerill and [...]
Our new cancer services app is now live and provides bumper information, support and wellbeing for anyone affected by cancer. We are so proud of our Cancer Services team for all their hard work in providing such an exceptional and unique resource for those who have cancer and those who support people living with and beyond cancer. It is also [...]
We always strive to improve the care and treatment we offer to our patients and so I am glad to share the news that we have a new Radiotherapy CT scanner – one of the first in the country - at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. It is all down to the support of the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund which donated nearly [...]
Here at the Trust, we are always looking at ways to help our colleagues progress, develop new skills and awareness and lead others. This week I would like to congratulate Jamie Henry, a Professional Development Nurse at SaTH – she has completed the Developing Aspirant Ethnic Minority Nursing and Midwifery Leaders (DAL) Programme. The programme is a regional pilot to [...]
We have seen a rise in the number of patients being cared for in our hospitals with COVID-19 and so I would encourage anyone who is eligible to have their spring booster as soon as they can. Yesterday there were 55 patients in hospital with COVID-19. Last Tuesday we had 32 patients with COVID-19 and the week before there were [...]
