28 March 2019 Inpatient services (births and postnatal care) at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm today (Thursday 28 March) until 8am tomorrow (Friday 29 March) because of short-term staff sickness. Women booked to give birth at Shrewsbury MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at [...]
28 March 2019 Three members of staff at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals are making their final preparations for next month’s London Marathon. Nicola Bishton, Charlotte Worrall and Anne Ridgway from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will all be taking part in the iconic 26-mile race, which will take place on 28 April. Nicola [...]
27 March 2019 A doctor with over 20 years’ experience in the medical profession has been appointed as the new Medical Director for the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Dr Arne Rose Dr Arne Rose, 50, will take over the position at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) from Dr Edwin Borman. Dr Borman will [...]
25 March 2019 Here's an update on the work being done to refurbish doctors' accommodation at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) to help recruit more junior and middle grade doctors. Work is starting on the next two doctors' houses at PRH. Two houses on the hospital site have already been refurbished, and two more houses are now being stripped of their [...]
22 March 2019 The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has taken delivery of new patient monitors – thanks to the fantastic fundraising efforts of the League of Friends of RSH. More than £6,000 has been donated to the RSH by members of the Berrington and Whitchurch branches of the League of Friends to buy three new monitors. Nigel Watkinson, Medical Engineering [...]
21 March 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and other healthcare professionals have teamed up with the national charity Best Beginnings to launch a mobile app that will support parents and parents-to-be during pregnancy, birth and the initial first six months of a baby’s life. The free app, called ‘Baby Buddy’, has been created with parents and [...]
20 March 2019 A team of clinicians from SaTH will be travelling to India and Dubai this week in a bid to recruit up to 20 new A&E doctors. The group of four medical staff will be interviewing candidates during the six-day trip for positions within the Emergency Departments (EDs) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the [...]
19 March 2019 SaTH is forging links with the University Centre Shrewsbury to inspire its students to become healthcare scientists of the future. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, welcomed students from the University on placement for the first time this week. Third year medical genetic students Charlotte Utting [...]
18 March 2019 A heart doctor who completed the Shrewsbury Half Marathon to raise money to buy equipment for Shropshire’s acute hospitals is to take on his latest challenge on the streets of London. Dr Jayesh Makan Dr Jayesh Makan, a Consultant Cardiologist at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), will take in some of the [...]
15 March 2019 A Welshpool couple celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) after caring staff went the extra mile to make sure they were together on their big day. Philip and Marjorie Jones celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Philip Jones, a former plaster and floorer, has been in [...]
