2 August 2019 Improvements have been made in the Emergency Departments (EDs) at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in April. The CQC today published reports into its ‘focussed inspection’ of the EDs at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, which took place on 15 and 16 April [...]
1 August 2019 People living in care homes in Shropshire are set to benefit from an innovative scheme to help them receive quick and effective treatment following an emergency admission into SaTH's hospitals. The “Red Bag” scheme is a national initiative being trialled by health and care partners in Shropshire, including SaTH. After being successfully implemented in Telford & Wrekin [...]
31 July 2019 SaTH has improved its accessible toilets to help patients and visitors living with a stoma. Every single accessible toilet at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, which are run by the Trust, is now stoma friendly. People with stomas have additional needs when they use the toilet, and the provision of hook, [...]
30 July 2019 A Trainee Nursing Associate at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has been praised for saving a man’s life after she came across a car crash near her home in Telford. Jade Myatt outside AMU Jade Myatt, who works on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), was driving from her uncle’s home in Stirchley to her own [...]
29 July 2019 SaTH has scooped a national award which recognises excellence in palliative care provision. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, has been awarded the Dundas Medal. The medal was introduced by the Scottish charity PATCH (Palliation and The Caring Hospital) and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, [...]
25 July 2019 Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are helping colleagues to stay cool, on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year. Bosses at SaTH have arranged for bottled water to be given free of charge to doctors, nurses and all other healthcare professionals. Paula Dabbs, Head of Organisational Development at [...]
19 July 2019 Staff across the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals donned red today (Friday 19 July) to raise awareness of Sepsis. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust joined Wear Red Day, organised by the UK Sepsis Trust. Across the Trust, scores of staff donned an item of red clothing (or a red wig!) to help raise [...]
19 July 2019 A volunteer at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been shortlisted for an award to thank her for her efforts in helping to improve end of life care. Jules Lock has been shortlisted in the Volunteer of the Year Category in the Shropshire Star’s Great Big Thank You Awards. Jules has been the lead [...]
17 July 2019 Pharmacy staff at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford have planted a remembrance rose tree in memory of a much-loved colleague. The tree was planted in the Garden of Tranquillity in memory of Julie Dawe, who worked as a Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer at PRH for 15 years. Julie died last year after a short battle [...]
12 July 2019 A new model of care has been launched at SaTH to improve outcomes and reduce the length of stay in hospital for patients undergoing hip and knee replacements. It follows a successful year-long pilot of an Enhanced Recovery programme at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford for those having elective surgery for joint replacements. This new [...]
