I would like to start my column this week by thanking colleagues who were involved in the launch of the first phase of the Trust’s major digital upgrade at the weekend. Work on the new Patient Administration System (PAS) started on Friday – it is a mammoth task with colleagues working tirelessly to ensure its smooth transition. The PAS is [...]
25 April 2024 Please be aware that from Friday 26 April to Wednesday 1 May there will be ongoing survey works outside the Outpatients entrance of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The works will then move to the grass mound over the next week. These works are part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) enabling works, and will involve [...]
22 April 2024 The Trust, which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, is building a bunker for a new linear accelerator, improving the treatment of cancer patients. The linear accelerator (also known as a LINAC) will be a replacement for a current machine, which is soon to be decommissioned. It is a vital component in the treatment of cancer patients [...]
Teamwork, sweat, fundraising and a lot of mud will take centre stage for members of the Orthodontic and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) department as colleagues across the department get ready to take part in the Shropshire Mudrun on Saturday 27 April. Tackling the 5km route (which will involve slipping and sliding over obstacles, crawling through tunnels and a [...]
A team of 10 people from Muller Dairies in Market Drayton are tackling the UK’s 3 Peaks Challenge. The team will be climbing the three highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours on Saturday 4 May. Each person in the team has chosen a charity close to their hearts and Alice Shingler chose SaTH Charity’s Neonatal [...]
The annual SaTH Charity Football Tournament is taking place on Sunday 19 May, and 14 teams have signed up to raise money for the Dementia Fund appeal. We are so impressed by the fundraising efforts of each team this year, we thought we would showcase a few. Today we are focusing on the respiratory ward team at the Royal [...]
19 April 2024 Due to unforeseen circumstances with our catering supply chain, we are unfortunately temporarily reducing our catering offer for patients from Saturday 20th April – Monday 22nd April at both the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). We are doing all that we can to resume the service and will keep you informed [...]
This week sees the exciting launch of a major digital upgrade at our Trust which will long term improve the care we provide for our patients. Phase One - a new Patient Administration System (PAS) - will be introduced from Friday 19 April. It will replace the Trust’s 20-year-old patient administration system and involves over one million patient records and [...]
19 April 2024 Following several exciting developments and milestones, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) NHS Trust has announced more roadshow dates as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). Subject to approval, the HTP plans will mean the population of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales will benefit from high-quality, sustainable care and fewer delays for treatment [...]
18 April 2024 Hospital leaders are preparing to launch the first phase of a major digital transformation programme that will improve care for patients long term, through more modern systems. A new Patient Administration System (PAS), the first phase of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR), by System C will be rolled out at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
