14 February 2023 Communities across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales are to benefit from exciting plans to transform care, experience and facilities at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. It is part of long-term plans to develop two thriving hospitals for everyone. Construction works are progressing well on a £24million planned care hub at PRH, with plans also [...]
13 February 2023 A charity has presented SaTH with funding for virus air filters which improve the air quality for patients on wards and reduce the risk of COVID-19. The League of Friends (LoF) of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has gifted nearly £12,000 for the air filters. Funding paid for four filters at RSH and SaTH bought four for [...]
This week we are shining the spotlight on our apprentices during National Apprentice Week and raising awareness about the crucial part they play in our workforce. There are a wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities not only at our Trust but within the NHS and we will be doing all we can to share the news that they are a fantastic [...]
6 February 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is shining a spotlight on its apprentices during National Apprentice Week (6-12 February). It is celebrating and raising awareness about the diverse and wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities that are available at SaTH and rest of the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘Skills for Life’. The week will reflect [...]
Congratulations to our latest cohort of international recruits for passing their exams, which means they can practise as qualified nurses. All eight nurses from cohort one of the latest international recruitment project, passed their Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) and we are very proud to welcome them to work at the Trust. Currently, we have over 500 international recruits that [...]
31 January 2023 Ella Sadd, Macmillan Support Centre Assistant Manager at SaTH, at the new-look centre Those living with cancer and their loved ones are invited to drop into the new-look Macmillan Cancer Support Centre which is to be relaunched. The existing centre has been extended into the former Rehabitat shop area at the hospital, which is run [...]
26 January 2023 Communities from across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales joined a livestream on Tuesday 24 January to hear the latest on plans to improve local hospital services. Key clinical leads from the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP), representing The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), led the session which talked people through how the programme [...]
More than 100 members of our community joined an About Health event where they found out the latest on the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) and what this means for our services. Thank you to everyone who joined last night’s (Tuesday 24 January) livestream and to those who submitted their questions in advance of the session. It’s really important that we [...]
19 January 2023 In 2023 health and care organisations across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales are aiming to secure the final national approvals for the Hospitals Transformation Programme, which will lead to improvements in hospital services for everyone across the region. To support the delivery of the programme, doctors and other health and care professionals, along with local [...]
I would like to reassure you that we along with our health and social care partners are doing all we can to keep disruption to a minimum as today and tomorrow sees strike action by nurses and the ambulance service next Monday. Nurses at our hospitals will not be taking part in the action by the Royal College of Nursing [...]
