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Car parking charges to change

18 October 2017 Car parking charges for people visiting The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are to change from November 1. The Trust which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford is moving to an hourly tariff to encourage better flow and increased availability for visitors, but will continue to offer a [...]

Car parking charges to change2017-10-18T13:29:23+01:00

Help shape local maternity services

18 October 2017 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) The NHS in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin is asking women, their partners and families to get involved in shaping local maternity services. NHS organisations, Healthwatch and local councils, are working together as a Local Maternity System (LMS) to design [...]

Help shape local maternity services2017-10-18T12:29:37+01:00

You can Bank on us!

18 October 2017 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has launched a West Midlands wide campaign to invite nurses to join its Nurse Bank. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, recently hosted a number of successful One Stop Shop recruitment events and now [...]

You can Bank on us!2017-10-18T12:19:55+01:00

Hospital Trust hits national patient target

18 October 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has hit a national patient target for the first time in over a year. Data shows The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) hit the 92% referral to treatment (RTT) target in September – the first time they have achieved this since May 2016. Performance in September was [...]

Hospital Trust hits national patient target2017-10-18T07:57:11+01:00

Midwife to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean

17 October 2017 A Shropshire Midwife will swap the calm waters of the River Severn for the mighty Atlantic Ocean later this year. Sharon Magrath, Specialist Midwife at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, will be joined by two other women when she sets off from La Gomera in Tenerife to the English Harbour in Antigua on 12 December. [...]

Midwife to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean2017-10-17T09:16:22+01:00

Chief Executive’s explosive mission accomplished

16 October 2017 It is mission accomplished for the Chief Executive of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, who successfully climbed four volcanoes in five days to raise money for a new state-of-the-art scanner. Simon Wright returned to work this morning (Monday) bruised and little sore, but delighted to have succeeded in tackling Sicily’s “Mighty Four” volcanoes - Stromboli, Vulcano, Salina and [...]

Chief Executive’s explosive mission accomplished2017-11-08T11:34:50+00:00

Shropshire hospitals ahead of the game in promoting healthy choices

16 October 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is ahead of the game when it comes to promoting healthy eating. Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS, has said sweets and chocolate sold in hospitals should be 250 calories or under. The proposals would also see 75% of pre-packed sandwiches coming in at under 400 calories. Pre-packed [...]

Shropshire hospitals ahead of the game in promoting healthy choices2017-10-16T09:12:54+01:00

Making jobs at SaTH stand from a crowd

13 October 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has taken a creative approach to the way it advertises nursing vacancies in a bid to reduce its reliance on agency staff. Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have taken a creative approach to improving the way the organisation advertises nursing vacancies. Pictured, from left, [...]

Making jobs at SaTH stand from a crowd2017-10-16T09:14:47+01:00

Neonatal team recognised for care

11 October 2017 Thirty members of the neonatal team at Shropshire’s acute hospitals have been recognised by parents for the care given to their babies. The Neonatal team have been recognised for their care They were all individually nominated for the prestigious Parent’s Choice Award in an annual awards scheme run by the Staffordshire, Shropshire and Black Country [...]

Neonatal team recognised for care2017-10-11T09:17:09+01:00

Midwife Julia retires after 41 years

10 October 2017 Julia Brooks has helped to deliver hundreds of babies across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin in a career that has spanned 41 years. Now Julia, a senior midwife with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), will say goodbye to the job, which she says has been ‘a real privilege’. Julia, who is Maternity Outpatients Ward [...]

Midwife Julia retires after 41 years2017-10-11T09:18:03+01:00