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SaTH Charity has been re-launched

7 March 2018 SaTH Charity has been re-launched—making it more visible among our staff and more recognisable to our supporters and our patients. SaTHCharity As part of the facelift we will be making it easier to get involved, fundraise and donate. SaTH Charity is a registered charity that is making a real difference to our patients, affected friends [...]

SaTH Charity has been re-launched2018-03-06T11:41:57+00:00

AVAILABLE NOW: Safest and Kindest Newsletter

We have released the fourth issue of Safest & Kindest, the public newsletter of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). In this 16-page newsletter (which can be viewed as a printable PDF here) you can read about: A record number of frontline healthcare workers have had their flu jab this winter. See page 2 Staff at our hospitals [...]

AVAILABLE NOW: Safest and Kindest Newsletter2018-03-06T14:09:16+00:00

Visitors to Princess Royal to be welcomed by sea of purple

6 March 2018 In a few weeks time visitors to Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) will be welcomed by a stunning walkway of purple crocus flowers. Children planting crocus bulbs The bulbs were planted by a team of volunteers, including 40 youngsters from a Shropshire secondary school, back in October 2017 and we expect a sea of purple [...]

Visitors to Princess Royal to be welcomed by sea of purple2018-03-06T10:59:48+00:00

Response to open letter on maternity unit closures

6 March 2018 Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has issued a response to an open letter which was sent to the SaTH Board and the Governing Body of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The response refutes a number of claims made in the letter. Simon's letter can be seen here. The original [...]

Response to open letter on maternity unit closures2018-03-06T10:41:43+00:00

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow MLU tomorrow (Saturday 3 March)

2 March 2018 Services at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tomorrow (Saturday 3 March) until 8am on Sunday because of short-term staff sickness. Women booked to give birth at Ludlow MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at another MLU or the Consultant-led unit at the [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow MLU tomorrow (Saturday 3 March)2018-03-06T10:43:13+00:00

Team SaTH defies Storm Emma

2 March 2018 Many of our staff and volunteers have braved the elements over the past few days to get to work and provide the best possible care for our patients. By midday today (Friday 2 March) we have been inundated with stories of staff walking miles to get to work. For example, Daisy Ambrose, a Staff Nurse on Ward [...]

Team SaTH defies Storm Emma2018-05-21T14:28:05+01:00

Storm Emma: Weather update, 1 March

1 March 2018 With severe weather warnings in place for Shropshire and Mid Wales, below is the latest information from SaTH. As things stand, appointments at our hospitals will be going ahead as usual, unless you are contacted by us. Should the weather become severe and the situation changes, we will contact those affected and update our website and social [...]

Storm Emma: Weather update, 1 March2018-03-01T16:38:51+00:00

Temporary relocation of some drop-off spaces at PRH to allow building work to take place

27 February 2018 Three drop-off parking spaces for people using the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre are to be temporarily relocated to allow ambulances to park while building work takes place at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. From Monday (5 March), three of the seven spaces outside the Centre will be moved to the main car park opposite [...]

Temporary relocation of some drop-off spaces at PRH to allow building work to take place2018-02-27T12:56:22+00:00

Family donates £900 to Children’s Ward to say thank you

26 February 2018 Knitting, busking and baking cakes - the family of a 14-month-old boy have been busy fundraising for the Children’s Ward at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital as a thank you for the care that he has received. Lisa Gilks receives the donation from the Evans family Three generations of the Evans family, from Market Drayton, helped [...]

Family donates £900 to Children’s Ward to say thank you2018-02-26T11:46:17+00:00

Suspension of services at Oswestry MLU to be extended

23 February 2018 Inpatient services at Oswestry Midwife Led Unit are to be suspended for a further two weeks, until 8am on 10 March 2018, to ensure the safe care of mums using Shropshire’s maternity services. The unit will remain open between 8am and 8pm for antenatal and postnatal services but will not be able to accept inpatients. Sarah Jamieson, [...]

Suspension of services at Oswestry MLU to be extended2018-02-23T12:21:16+00:00