14 March 2019 A schoolboy who was unable to accompany his mum for ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’ on the Children’s Ward at the PRH in Telford - decided to lend a helping hand in another way. As he was under the age of 16-years-old, Will Cuhls couldn’t join his mum Ruth, who is a volunteer teacher on the ward, [...]
13 March 2019 A new leaflet that explains the changes to hospital services and what they will mean to patients and their families is now available to download here. Copies are also being distributed to the Princess Royal Hospital, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, GP surgeries, local NHS organisations and patient and voluntary groups. The leaflet provides key details of what services [...]
13 March 2019 They may never be seen by a patient – yet hundreds of 'unsung heroes' at SaTH ensure that they receive the best possible, often life-saving, care. As part of National Healthcare Science Week, the Trust which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford is celebrating the outstanding work of its healthcare [...]
11 March 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has spent the week celebrating its apprentices at this year’s National Apprentice Week, bringing them together to celebrate the impact of apprenticeships on individuals, employers and the economy. Aileen Pueblo Speaking about National Apprentice Week, which this year is themed ‘Blaze a Trail’, Apprenticeships and Skills Minister, [...]
8 March 2019 Healthcare professionals have spent the week looking at plans for Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to ensure the proposed layouts will allow them to deliver the best possible patient care following reconfiguration. Some of the team involved in the week-long 3P event A team of over 50 clinicians, patient representatives and other healthcare professionals have been [...]
8 March 2019 Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had seen a real determination to improve Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Mr Hancock talks to Jill Whitaker, Matron for consultant unit maternity services Mr Hancock toured parts of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford yesterday and also took the chance to speak to hospital leaders about plans to [...]
6 March 2019 A new Hospital at Night matron has been appointed at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Clare Walsgrove (right) will head up the multidisciplinary team that covers the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) throughout the night. Hospital at Night is a team of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Support [...]
4 March 2019 Two members of staff from SaTH are taking the plunge by swimming 22 miles - the equivalent of the width of the English Channel - to raise funds for diabetes research. Becky Whitfield and Susan Gatensbury, who work in the Hummingbird Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), are taking on the Swim 22 Challenge for Diabetes [...]
1 March 2019 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has saved more than £100,000 by recycling surplus hospital equipment and furniture. Alex Ford (third from left) has spearheaded SaTH's Warp-It programme. He is pictured with members of staff collecting items for their workplace. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]
28 February 2019 A unique team which is starting to transform care for elderly people in Shropshire stars in a new national video by NHS England which will be showcased across the country. The frailty intervention team, known as FIT, was originally started as an idea by Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), who buy local health services, and SaTH, to [...]
