1 April 2019 By Erica Richardson, Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse April 1 marks the beginning of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week so I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the condition and how we can all work to keep it at bay. In Type 2 diabetes the level of blood glucose may vary and it often becomes too high. [...]
26 March 2019 A Vascular Surgeon who saved the life of a four-year-old in the aftermath of New Zealand’s terrorist shootings has paid tribute to the consultant who trained him at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Dr Adib 'Eddie' Khanafer Dr Adib ‘Eddie’ Khanafer was completing a surgery at New Zealand’s Christchurch Hospital when he [...]
13 March 2019 By Julie Rudge, Specialist Sister and Service Manager, Hospital Stop Smoking Service Every person reading this should be aware that smoking is bad for you. Not a day goes by without a headline stating that your life expectancy will be reduced and your likelihood of developing a multitude of illnesses will be increased if you smoke. But, [...]
12 March 2019 The Dietetics team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is getting behind Nutrition and Hydration Week, which runs from March 11-17, with a series of events. Tina Cheung (Nutrition Support Lead Dietitian), Simon Wright (Chief Executive), Lorraine Eades (Head of Dietetics and Care Closer to Home Centre Manager) and Wendy Ballard (Medicines Management Dietitian) [...]
12 March 2019 By Tina Cheung, Nutrition Support Lead Dietitian It will come as no surprise, given the media’s obsession with our weight, that the UK has the second highest rate of obesity in Europe. However, this has greatly overshadowed another epidemic we face. Despite the fact we are one of the wealthiest countries in the world, there were nearly [...]
7 March 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (SaTH) has launched a blog, providing a platform for staff to write on topics within their specialties. With a particular emphasis on current affairs, the blog (which can be found here) will keep patients, members of the public, colleagues and everyone else with an interest in the Trust informed on health [...]
7 March 2019 By Louise Ingrouille-Grove, Critical Care Outreach Sister Five years ago, the chances are you wouldn’t have heard of sepsis. But hard-hitting storylines in primetime shows like Coronation Street, Call the Midwife, The Archers and Holby City have changed all that. One aspect of my role as a Critical Outreach Sister is to review the deteriorating patient, and [...]
5 March 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has joined a new campaign launched to raise awareness of the risks of cervical cancer and highlight the benefits of screening, reminding women that cervical screening can stop cancer before it starts. Cynthia Davies, 56, TelfordFor years I didn’t miss a smear test but, with six children and [...]
25 February 2019 A team of front-line clinicians at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals came together this week to enhance their life-saving skills thanks to a new simulation training suite. Clinical staff with one of the simulation suite manikins A group of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), Physician Associates and Physios went through a number of real-life scenarios that they [...]
22 February 2019 Ellie Watts (Newport Girls High School), Huw Chadwick (Shrewsbury Sixth Form College), Charlotte Newby (Charlton School) and Ben Baker (Shrewsbury Sixth Form College) A group of young people have attended an academy at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals that provides an in-depth look at the work carried out by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The [...]
