As Easter approaches, please can I remind you to make sure that you order any of your repeat prescriptions in plenty of time for the bank holiday weekend. Please check whether you have your required supply of prescribed medication as some pharmacies and GP practices are closed over the bank holiday weekend. I would also like to encourage you to [...]
19 March 2024 An artist’s impression of how the new development at RSH would look Plans for a modular ward extension at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will support the recovery of patients who no longer need acute hospital care. There will be two wards within the planned development for patients who need further care to recover from illness [...]
18 March 2024 A healthcare assistant (HCA) at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, and her sister are gearing up to tackle a 100km ultra challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support. Steph Eastment, an HCA at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, and her sister Lena Eastment are raising vital funds for the charity, which provides invaluable emotional, practical, physical [...]
Our patients are our top priority and we are doing all that we can to ensure that they are receiving the right care in the right place. This week we shared the great news that the Trust has submitted plans for a modular ward extension at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). If the plans for the two-storey extension are approved, there [...]
It is fantastic to hear of the exciting plans being put in place for our most vulnerable patients with the creation of a new critical care unit as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). The unit is part of new proposed healthcare facilities at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) under HTP and will provide essential support for the [...]
6 March 2024 Sixteen aspiring healthcare individuals have received recognition for completing the Volunteer to Career (VtC) Programme in midwifery at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. Volunteers on the most recent midwifery programme have collectively accumulated over 1,000 hours of volunteering on the antenatal and postnatal wards within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
1 March 2024 Two charities have bought six reclining chairs for the discharge lounge at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, providing a more comfortable experience for patients. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity (SaTH Charity) and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital League of Friends (LoF) purchased the chairs. The LoF bought four of the reclining chairs and SaTH Charity purchased [...]
29 February 2024 Becky Mammone, AHP PEF, and Heather Rushworth, PEF Lead for Preceptorship A prestigious charter mark has been awarded for the Preceptorship Programme of a Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. Heather Rushworth, Senior Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) for Preceptorship, led the Non-medical Education Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) through [...]
Strike action continues until tomorrow morning (Thursday) and we are doing all we can to reduce the significant disruption to our services. We, along with other healthcare organisations, are working hard at this time to deliver the best possible care. Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have been striking since last Saturday 24 February to [...]
Further strike action by junior doctors starts this weekend and we, along with other healthcare organisations, will be working hard to deal with the pressure and disruption. Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will be striking from 7am on Saturday 24 February to 11.59pm on Wednesday 28 February. Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will [...]
