27 July 2023 A nurse at one of Shropshire’s acute hospitals has been presented with the Cavell Star Award for the expertise and care she has given to patients over the years. Doreen Bates who has been a nurse for more than 53 years works in general outpatient clinics at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), which is part of The [...]
I recently had the pleasure of presenting one of our nurses with a Cavell Star Award for the expertise and care she has given to patients over the years. Doreen Bates has been a nurse for more than 53 years with most of her working life in Shropshire. She spent the latter part of her career on the Stroke and [...]
25 July 2023 Three charities have linked up to fund special software for the radiotherapy department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, which will bring huge benefits for patients. The League of Friends (LoF) of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Lingen Davies Cancer Fund and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity (SaTH Charity) have joined together to pay for a [...]
21 July 2023 Talks, demonstrations and music will be part of an open day being held in Shrewsbury for those who have been affected by cancer. The Personalised Care Team who support those living with and beyond cancer at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTHLWBC), is encouraging anybody who is affected by cancer to go along to the [...]
We are always looking at new ways to introduce people into healthcare and participants in our first cohort of our Volunteer to Career Programme were able to try aspects of midwifery to see whether it was for them. The pilot group of 25 is now coming to the end of the programme and they have really enjoyed the experience of [...]
19 July 2023 A new Swan Suite for loved ones of patients who are receiving end of life care has been officially opened at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The Suite on Ward 28 is a quiet, comfortable space for hospital staff to have conversations with those closest to a patient in a private and dignified way. It builds on [...]
13 July 2023 An End of Life Care Lead Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is to feature in a special BBC series of Extraordinary Portraits to mark the 75th birthday of the NHS. Comedian and actor Bill Bailey is presenting the six-part series which pairs up Jules Lewis, from the Trust, and other inspiring NHS [...]
12 July 2022 Work is progressing on moving renal dialysis services from the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford to a new purpose-built facility, which will provide more space for patients and meet future demand. The services will be located in the same building as the planned new Community Diagnostic Centre. Patients and members of the public have been involved in [...]
Last week was a fantastic celebration of the 75th birthday of the NHS and it was great to be able to mark this special milestone with our colleagues and patients. The Executive Team spent time visiting departments to say thank you, we shared inspirational NHS stories across the Trust’s social media channels, and supported the Shrewsbury NHS75 parkrun. Over the [...]
11 July 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Health care leaders across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin say they expect significant disruption for patients during the latest round of strike action and are urging people to think wisely, use NHS 111 online (if they are unsure on where to go), and only attend an Emergency [...]
