7 August 2018 A team representing the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to take on the world’s fastest zipline to raise money to improve care for patients at the end of their life. Jules Lewis, centre, with Dr Terri Porrett and Roy Lilley at the Swan Bereavement Suite at RSH. The team, headed up by [...]
6 August 2018 Almost 500 nominations have been submitted for an annual awards ceremony which celebrates the work of staff and volunteers at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Many of the nominations for the Values in Practice (VIP) Awards have come from patients and relatives who wanted to thank staff for the treatment they had received at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]
2 August 2018 A young mum has undergone surgery at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford to rebuild her tongue using muscle and skin from her arm after a cancerous ulcer was found in her mouth. Liz Marsh, 28, of Shrewsbury. Picture courtesy of Caters News Agency Liz Marsh, 28, was referred to PRH by her dentist [...]
23 July 2018 Click to enlarge Until midnight on 13 August 2018 we are seeking your views on the current operational pressures across our maternity service. We would like to hear from local people, and we are particularly seeking the views of women and families who have recently used, or are currently being supported by our maternity service [...]
20 July 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is continuing talks on the best way of keeping patients safe in the event of fragile services becoming unsustainable. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), is examining what short-term measures could be taken ahead [...]
19 July 2018 A Shropshire hospital worker is to ride the equivalent of the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales to raise money to improve end of life care. Craig Edwards, left, and Richard Humphries prepare for their epic ride Craig Edwards will tackle his “Three Peaks Challenge” by ascending the infamous Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen 10 [...]
19 July 2018 Mums and their families will get to have their say on what the design of the new-look Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will look like as part of the centre’s £400,000 upgrade. Sarah Jamieson looks at the plans for the MLU with Mark Hassall, site manager with Bow Construction The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]
18 July 2018 The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre has opened the doors at its new home – one of the most modern, state-of-the-art facilities in the UK. Jason Kasraie in the new laboratory The centre, one of the top IVF clinics in the country, has moved to the Severn Fields Health Village on Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury. [...]
13 July 2018 A fund set up to benefit patients at the end of their life, and their families, has raised almost £18,000 in the three years since it was launched. The Swan Fund was set up at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in July 2015 by End of Life Care Facilitator Jules Lewis. It was launched with [...]
12 July 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) had two finalists at this week’s prestigious HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The creation of a kit box to improve swallow tests for stroke patients was nominated for a ‘Best Innovation for Patient Safety Award’ while the continued development of the Trust’s interactive Cancer App was nominated for a ‘Cancer [...]
