30 March 2022 Pete Checketts, an Anaesthetic and Intensive Care Doctor working at PRH, will begin solo hiking across the Shropshire hills on 4 April for a duration of approximately six days. The epic challenge is 85 miles in total and Pete will be ticking off the 20 highest hills in Shropshire as he goes. Pete will be carrying all [...]
With Easter fast approaching, please make sure that you order any of your repeat prescriptions in good time for the bank holiday weekend. Some pharmacies and GP practices are closed over the bank holiday weekend, so we would remind you to check whether you have your required supply of prescribed medication, saving yourself the worry of possibly not getting what [...]
29 March 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has delivered 77% (162/210) of its actions from the first and final Ockenden Reports, putting it ahead of its projected delivery schedule for March 2023, the Ockenden Report Assurance Committee (ORAC) has heard. ORAC is a monthly meeting, set up in 2021, to obtain and provide assurance in relation [...]
27 March 2023 The Intensive Therapy Units (ITU) at the county’s two acute hospitals are receiving visits from therapy dogs to help boost health and wellbeing. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, is working in partnership with national charity Pets As Therapy (PAT) on the initiative [...]
24 March 2023 Helen Hope, Lead Biomedical Scientist in Cellular Pathology, will be taking on Market Drayton 10k on May 7 to raise funds in memory of her daughter. In April 2022, Helen was seriously injured in a car crash that tragically killed her 19-year-old daughter, Charlotte. The extent of Helen’s injuries meant that for a considerable time she could [...]
24 March 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is planning About Health events for the next 12 months and would really like to know what interests you, so we can make sure that the events are relevant, and patient centred. It could be a condition like asthma or diabetes, a service like radiology or therapies, or something [...]
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and detecting it at the earliest stage makes you up to nine times more likely to be successfully treated. We are encouraging people, as part of the NHS ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign, to complete the test if they have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit. Figures [...]
This week, we are recognising those who work behind the scenes to ensure that our patients get the best possible, often life-saving care they need. It is National Healthcare Science Week and we are acknowledging the incredible work of our healthcare scientists who play a crucial role in patient care, diagnosis and treatment. We have more than 300 healthcare science [...]
13 March 2023 We are pleased to announce that Inese Robotham has joined the Trust as the Assistant Chief Executive, following a rigorous recruitment process. Inese joins us from Swansea Bay University Health Board as their Chief Operating Officer and has held similar roles in Dorset and Worcester acute trusts. With over 20 years of NHS experience, Inese brings a [...]
This week the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is celebrating those who work behind the scenes and who are crucial to the NHS and patients in their care. National Healthcare Science Week runs from today, 13 March, to Sunday 19 March and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is recognising the outstanding work of its healthcare scientists. [...]
