Christmas will soon be upon us and many of us are enjoying socialising and looking forward to spending time with family and friends over the festive season, which is all the more reason for us to be vaccinated against flu and COVID-19. It is so important to protect those that we love and care for and having our vaccinations is [...]
As a trust, we are working hard and doing everything we can to provide the best possible care for our patients and reduce waiting times for treatment. We are all aware of the challenges faced by our health and social care system and together with our partners we are exploring all possible ways of improving any waits. COVID-19 and shortages [...]
I mentioned the Hospitals Transformation Programme last week and how important it is that everyone across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales gets the care they need, when they need it and my colleague Dr Steve McKew has also highlighted the importance of the improvements to planned care. By having a site that is dedicated and specialises in the [...]
We are all aware of the challenges faced by our health and social care system and the improvements made as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) will be of benefit for all our patients. Plans to upgrade hospital services will see everyone across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales receive better quality care and face fewer delays for [...]
We are always looking at ways to improve the care we give our patients and the latest fantastic news that our Trust has secured £24 million in total to create a purpose-built planned care hub is part of that journey. Work has started on the new hub which will provide more theatres and recovery beds dedicated to day case surgery. [...]
Don’t miss your chance to choose your hospital hero in our Trust’s annual Celebratory Awards as voting for the Public Recognition Award closes today (Wednesday 2 November). We teamed up with the Shropshire Star for this category of the awards. It recognises teams or individuals who have provided outstanding care and an exceptional level of service above and beyond the [...]
We recently invited BBC Radio Shropshire’s Jim Hawkins to come and have a look around our maternity unit at Princess Royal Hospital to see some of the changes we’ve been making. When our Consultant Obstetrician and Clinical Director Obstetrics, Mei-See Hon, and I sat down to speak to Jim afterwards, we discussed the commitment and dedication of maternity staff in [...]
COVID cases have been rising again in our communities and our hospitals and I would urge you to do all you can to keep yourselves and your loved ones safe. As you are aware we look after the most vulnerable in our communities and we have to do everything we can to protect them. Please do not attend our hospitals [...]
It is good to see that the NHS autumn booster roll-out across our county has got off to a great start with over 60,000 vaccines delivered in just over three weeks of the programme. This is such positive news but I would urge anybody who is eligible for a COVID-19 or flu vaccine and not yet booked in to get [...]
Don’t miss the opportunity to nominate your hospital heroes for the Public Recognition Award in our Trust’s Celebratory Awards. There is still time to send in your nomination for a team or individuals who have provided outstanding care and an exceptional level of service above and beyond the call of duty. The Public Recognition Award (in partnership with The Shropshire [...]
