Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts

Community Diagnostic Centre opens delivering improved access to tests and scans

3 October 2023 A new Community Diagnostic Centre has opened its doors improving access to non-urgent scans and tests for patients across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. The new facility, which is located at Hollinswood House in Stafford Park 1, Telford, opened its first services yesterday, and welcomed its first patients. It means that patients who need non-urgent diagnostic tests [...]

Community Diagnostic Centre opens delivering improved access to tests and scans2023-10-03T15:03:32+01:00

Update on catering services at Princess Royal Hospital

Monday 2 October  We would like to reassure our patients, their families and carers that we are doing all that we can to resume our usual catering service at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. This follows the identification of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in a kitchen area at the hospital and, as a precaution, we have closed the kitchen [...]

Update on catering services at Princess Royal Hospital2023-10-02T14:26:53+01:00

Further strike action will impact on local NHS services – community asked to continue to ‘think which service’

29 September 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin From Monday, 2 October at 7am both Junior Doctors and Consultants will be taking strike action, ending on 7am Thursday 5 October, so it is vital that the public continue to use services wisely. Dr Nick White, Chief Medical Officer for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, [...]

Further strike action will impact on local NHS services – community asked to continue to ‘think which service’2023-09-29T15:27:53+01:00

Information on catering services at Princess Royal Hospital

28 September 2023 We would like to inform our patients and their families and carers that we are temporarily unable to provide our usual catering service at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. We are continuing to prioritise patient meals throughout this time. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. This follows the identification of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete [...]

Information on catering services at Princess Royal Hospital2023-10-02T12:07:12+01:00

Trust celebrates first Research, Innovation and Improvement Week

28 September 2023 More than 600 patients have taken part in 177 research studies in the last 12 months at the Trust which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. This is being celebrated as part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) first Research, Innovation and Improvement Week (25-29 September). One of the research studies - TOP HAT [...]

Trust celebrates first Research, Innovation and Improvement Week2023-09-28T14:27:24+01:00

NHS booking opens for life-saving Covid vaccinations

20 September 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Almost a quarter of a million people in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin can book their life-saving autumn Covid vaccine online from today (18 September) as the NHS steps up its winter vaccination programmes early in response to the risk of the new Covid variant. Anyone [...]

NHS booking opens for life-saving Covid vaccinations2023-09-26T16:57:40+01:00

Industrial Action FAQs – September and October

18 September 2023 The NHS is working hard to keep patients safe during planned strikes while delivering the best care possible, and patients should continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to reschedule. The next planned industrial action is from 7am on Tuesday 19 September until 7am on Saturday 23 September 2023. FAQs What is happening? Trade unions representing [...]

Industrial Action FAQs – September and October2023-09-27T13:42:38+01:00

Junior Doctor and Consultant Industrial Action Update

18 September 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin The British Medical Association (BMA) is taking strike action involving consultants and junior doctors at a number of NHS trusts, including the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, as follows: In September, for the [...]

Junior Doctor and Consultant Industrial Action Update2023-09-27T13:44:19+01:00

Guided tours of maternity services to begin this September

14 September Guided tours of maternity services at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford will begin later this month, allowing expectant parents to see where their baby will be born and cared for, ask questions and prepare for childbirth in a supported environment.  Tours will be held every other Sunday from 24 September with two time slots available: 10am-12noon [...]

Guided tours of maternity services to begin this September2023-09-27T13:46:21+01:00

Health leaders plea to the local community to ‘think which service’ due to extreme pressure

12 September 2023 Health and care services across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are under extreme pressure. Local health and care leaders are urging people to ‘think which service’ and choose the right service for their needs to help reduce the pressure and make sure everyone can get the care they need as quickly as possible. We are seeing unprecedented numbers [...]

Health leaders plea to the local community to ‘think which service’ due to extreme pressure2023-09-12T09:50:07+01:00