28 February 2023 Heart Failure Nurses (HFN) at one of the county’s acute hospitals have won a national award for their exceptional quality of care and treatment with a patient nominating them for the title. Sisters Sue Collinson, Linda Marsh and Ros Burrell from the HFN/Cardiac Rehabilitation Team at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), which is run by The Shrewsbury and [...]
Within our Trust, one of our priorities is developing our colleagues with the aim of providing the best possible care to our patients and it is rewarding when that work is recognised. Sisters Sue Collinson, Linda Marsh and Ros Burrell from the Heart Failure Nurses/Cardiac Rehabilitation Team at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have won a national ‘You’re Simply Marvellous’ award [...]
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27 February 2023 Local GP, Dr Julian Povey, who was also the Joint Chair of the former Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) is supporting plans that will improve hospital care for everyone in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. The Hospitals Transformation Programme is working to put in place new ways of delivering care as [...]
27 February 2023 A local family has generously donated money to the Macmillan team at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), benefitting cancer patients and their families, in memory of their husband and father. In December 2015, Kev Price was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour and underwent an operation to remove the tumour, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Throughout his [...]
22 February 2023 People in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being encouraged to ‘Think which service?’ before acting when deciding on which local service is right for their healthcare needs, as part of a new local NHS campaign. The campaign aims to help people get quicker urgent care in the most appropriate place and highlights NHS 111 online, the Minor [...]
We are always trying to keep our patients and colleagues safe and one of the ways you can help is by ensuring you wear a face covering when you visit our hospitals. As you are aware we look after the most vulnerable in our communities and we have to do all that we can to protect them. Could I remind [...]
17 February 2023 Certificates to recognise “a special contribution to service user care” have been awarded to staff across maternity services. Created by the Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, special contribution certificates have been given to a wide range of staff, including midwives, consultants, housekeepers, women’s services assistants, health visitors and mental health services. More than [...]
16 February 2023 A new acute medical floor has been opened at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to ease pressure on its Emergency Department and improve flow through the hospital. Since it opened its doors in December more than 1,100 patients have attended the acute medical floor at the hospital. It now means that patients who would have been seen and managed [...]
We are always looking at ways to improve the care that we provide to our communities and we have now created a dedicated medical floor at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. This includes a new medical assessment area where patients will be able to receive a diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment and rehabilitation services, reducing the need for hospital admission. The acute medical [...]
