The courtyard on Ward 32 (Trauma and Orthopaedics) at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has been redeveloped with the help of SaTH Charity. The gardening team at RSH has worked closely with the ward staff to create raised beds, filled with sensory items that can support patients who have memory issues to connect with nature and memories of their gardens. [...]
If you are unwell and you need help, it’s important to know which service best suits your needs. This winter, our Trust along with other health and care partners are back with an updated guide to help you ‘Think Which Service’ for the best care possible. By choosing the right service, you’ll get the advice, support, and treatment you need [...]
7 November 2024 A learning and development celebration was held at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, to recognise the fantastic achievements of more than 700 members of staff. The event was part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) Recognition Week. Certificates of recognition were handed out to staff, including for those who had [...]
A special thank you goes out this week to young Finley-Jay who makes special trips to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to hand out goody bags to ambulance crews. It is such a lovely and kind gesture by Finley who loves ambulances, and his goody bags will make all the difference to the ambulance crews that arrive at the hospital. The eight-year-old [...]
Our Emergency Departments (ED) are extremely busy and our Trust, along with other health and care partners, is urging people to think about which service they opt for when unwell. The Think Which Service Campaign aims to help you to know where to go to get the right advice, support and treatment for your health needs as quickly as possible. [...]
23 October 2024 Kind youngster Finley-Jay loves ambulances and whenever he has a spare moment he hands out little goody bags to crews when they arrive at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The eight-year-old found out about a Facebook group called ‘’Hit the Ambulance gamers”, where a ‘hit’ is a random act of kindness, such as a smile, wave or giving anything [...]
17 October 2024 A new room which will provide staff and relatives with a dedicated space to have important conversations about end-of-life care has been opened at one of the county’s acute hospitals. Relatives of patients on wards 15 and 16 at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, which is run by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), will [...]
We asked you to nominate a hospital hero from our Trust who had gone the extra mile for the Shropshire Star Public Recognition Award and you sent us in some fantastic contenders – we have now whittled it down to three finalists. The Public Recognition Award is part of our Trust’s Celebratory Awards and is the only category that patients, [...]
We sometimes need to have important conversations about end-of-life care and it helps if staff and relatives can talk in a calm and dedicated space. Last week, a fully refurbished Swan Suite was officially opened by Ward Manager Sharon Angelides and Matron Claire Saphier on wards 15 and 16 at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The suite was developed by Jules [...]
Today is the first anniversary of the county’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) opening its doors and in that time it has seen more than 72,000 patients. This is an incredible achievement with the number of elective diagnostic tests and scans at the CDC, which is based in Hollinswood House, Stafford Park, Telford, increasing significantly. Feedback we have had from patients [...]
