18 June 2023 Our teams are working hard to restore services and we are doing everything we can to secure the specialist parts needed for the generator, with suppliers closed over the weekend. As a precaution, we remain temporarily closed to admissions for maternity, neonates and children’s services. We would encourage women and families that need urgent maternity advice to [...]
Please be aware that an area of the Women and Children’s Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford is experiencing issues with a generator. As a precaution, the Trust is currently closed to admissions from maternity, neonates and children and support is being provided from neighbouring hospitals. Contingency plans are in place to minimise any disruption and ensure [...]
16 June 2023 Families and professionals who work with young people are being asked to start supportive conversations with young people following a rapid increase in those admitted to hospital after using class B drug, ketamine. The recent surge coincides with a spell of hot weather and the end of exam season for many young people, with gatherings and celebrations [...]
5 June 2023 Our dietitians play a valuable role not only offering advice to patients but working with colleagues to ensure the best outcome. Dietitians' Week runs from 5-9 June and to celebrate, we're sharing the amazing story of one of our student dietitians, Kate Southan. "Rewind five years ago and I was in a marketing job that I wasn’t enjoying. [...]
24 May 2023 The Chaplaincy Team at the county’s two acute hospitals are busier than ever, offering vital support to patients, visitors, volunteers and staff. The team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, has recently grown to nine to include chaplains from different faith backgrounds. [...]
27 April 2023 We are contacting patients who have been on our waiting lists for over 12 weeks to check whether they still need a hospital outpatient appointment. Patients will be sent a text message which includes a link to a form to complete. The form will ask for the patient’s date of birth and if an appointment is still [...]
4 April 2023 Ashia Miah, Hospital Chaplain, talks to us about her role at the Trust and what Ramadan means to her. Tell us a bit about you? I was born in Bangladesh but came to Birmingham when I was four years old and moved to Telford in 1996. In 2001, I graduated with a degree in BSc Hons in [...]
30 March 2022 Pete Checketts, an Anaesthetic and Intensive Care Doctor working at PRH, will begin solo hiking across the Shropshire hills on 4 April for a duration of approximately six days. The epic challenge is 85 miles in total and Pete will be ticking off the 20 highest hills in Shropshire as he goes. Pete will be carrying all [...]
27 March 2023 The Intensive Therapy Units (ITU) at the county’s two acute hospitals are receiving visits from therapy dogs to help boost health and wellbeing. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, is working in partnership with national charity Pets As Therapy (PAT) on the initiative [...]
24 March 2023 Helen Hope, Lead Biomedical Scientist in Cellular Pathology, will be taking on Market Drayton 10k on May 7 to raise funds in memory of her daughter. In April 2022, Helen was seriously injured in a car crash that tragically killed her 19-year-old daughter, Charlotte. The extent of Helen’s injuries meant that for a considerable time she could [...]
