Later this week we will see further strike action by junior doctors and we would like to reassure you that we are doing all that we can to lessen the impact on our communities. We are working alongside our healthcare partners to manage the pressures, but you can help by using the right service for your health needs. The ‘Think [...]
Today we launch our annual Trust Celebratory Awards and once more we have teamed up with the Shropshire Star to ask its readers to take part too. We are giving members of the public the opportunity to nominate teams or individuals from the Trust who have made a remarkable contribution, showing exceptional compassion and dedication in their role. Look out [...]
I recently had the pleasure of presenting one of our nurses with a Cavell Star Award for the expertise and care she has given to patients over the years. Doreen Bates has been a nurse for more than 53 years with most of her working life in Shropshire. She spent the latter part of her career on the Stroke and [...]
We are always looking at new ways to introduce people into healthcare and participants in our first cohort of our Volunteer to Career Programme were able to try aspects of midwifery to see whether it was for them. The pilot group of 25 is now coming to the end of the programme and they have really enjoyed the experience of [...]
Last week was a fantastic celebration of the 75th birthday of the NHS and it was great to be able to mark this special milestone with our colleagues and patients. The Executive Team spent time visiting departments to say thank you, we shared inspirational NHS stories across the Trust’s social media channels, and supported the Shrewsbury NHS75 parkrun. Over the [...]
Creating a better experience for our patients is one of our key priorities, and securing funding for an ambulance hub and to increase the size of the Discharge Lounge at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford is supporting us to do this. Our Trust secured £1.2 million to create the freestanding ambulance hub, which opened in April, providing eight spaces to [...]
High temperatures have continued this week and are set to carry on into the weekend. I would like to remind you and those that you care for to follow the guidance. We have seen an increase at our hospitals in the number of people, particularly the elderly, attending our Emergency Departments (ED) due to dehydration. Our advice during this hot [...]
Today sees the start of the junior doctors’ strike and we would like to reassure you that we, alongside our partners, are working together to lessen the impact on our communities. It is important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal, particularly in genuine life-threatening emergencies – for example chest pains, severe bleeding or [...]
Tomorrow marks the start of Volunteers’ Week and I would like to thank volunteers for all they do across our Trust and other organisations. Volunteers play such a crucial role and the theme for this year’s Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) is ‘Celebrate and Inspire’, which they do on a daily basis. The contribution of volunteers is often unseen, visible only [...]
The bank holiday weekend will soon be upon us and we are urging people to ‘Think which service?’ they need should they require medical help. Our Emergency Departments (EDs) are extremely busy but especially during bank holidays, so it is important to know which local health service to use and when. It will ensure that you will get the right [...]
