11 August 2017 Professor Peter Latchford’s four-year tenure as Chair at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will end with acute health services in the county in a stronger position than when he started. Professor Peter Latchford Peter, who has lived in Shropshire for more than 20 years, said: “I will be very sad to leave [...]
10 August 2017 The following information is from our colleagues at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Health leaders met tonight to discuss the next steps towards providing safe and sustainable hospital services for patients from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. They agreed unanimously to support moving towards public consultation on all clinically and financially [...]
7 August 2017 Hospital bosses are delighted after receiving a congratulatory letter from Jeremy Hunt. The health secretary has congratulated staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) for achieving “exceptional improvement” on their Friends and Family test results. The test shows whether hospital visitors would recommend the trust as a place to receive treatment, and an impressive [...]
3 August 2017 A nurse at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital who is constantly striving to raise patients’ morale has been recognised for his caring nature. Wilf Cadelina is presented with his VIP Award for June Wilf Cadelina, who works on Ward 28, received The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) monthly Values in Practice (VIP) Award after [...]
NHS Future Fit press release 1 August 2017 Local health and social care partners met yesterday (31 July) to consider the next steps to transform hospital services for local patients in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Powys. The Future Fit programme board reviewed the additional assurance work that has been carried out to decide whether the time is right for [...]
25 July 2017 More than 300 people walked, ran or cycled to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Saturday as part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) annual Charity Fun Day. This year’s fundraiser – known as the Butterfly Effect – kicked off proceedings at 8am on Saturday 22 July and raised approximately £18,500 for 23 different [...]
21 July 2017 Senior leaders at Shropshire’s acute trust reaffirmed their support for Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) during a productive meeting with North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson today (21 July 2017). Last month the Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) agreed to temporarily suspend services at MLUs in Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry for between three and six [...]
19 July 2017 Shropshire’s acute hospitals are very busy and people are asked to think carefully about whether a trip to A&E, which can be stressful and time consuming, is really necessary. The A&E Departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford have been very busy today (Wednesday 19 July 2017). People suffering from minor [...]
Wednesday 19 July 2017 Craig with the Jaguar Thunderbirds are go for a Shropshire hospital technician who has transformed a Jaguar into a vehicle from the classic television show to raise money for charity in an epic trip across five countries. Craig Cantwell, a mechanical and electrical technician at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, [...]
19 July 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is taking part in NHS England’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project. Helen Moore, Clinical Trials Manager at SaTH, takes bloods as part of the 100,000 Genomes Project. The government-funded programme will sequence 100,000 genomes - all the information in our DNA – to help improve treatment of rare [...]
