Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
5 August 2024 The first patients have been scanned by a new gamma camera, which will increase capacity for cancer scanning and reduce waiting times for patients, at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. It is housed in a new unit and patient Simon Burgess was one of the first patients to receive a scan on the day the unit opened. He [...]
2 August 2024 Message from the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board: With news that General Practice (GP) nationwide are taking collective action from Thursday 1 August 2024, health leaders from across the local health and care system are asking the public to continue to come forward for care as usual. Although not classed as industrial (strike) action, [...]
02 August 2024 We are pleased to confirm the appointment of Mr Ned Hobbs as the Trust’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), following a rigorous recruitment process. Ned brings extensive strategic and operational experience, currently working as the COO at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for the past five years and also as Deputy Chief Executive in the same Trust since [...]
1 August 2024 Three charities have come together to raise funds to improve the experience and healthcare for local people through a unique charity abseil from the top of the ward block at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). You will experience the amazing views across Shropshire and into Wales, followed by the thrill of conquering an abseil off the five-storey [...]
30 July 2024 The phlebotomy (blood taking) service at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is relocating next month. The blood test service is currently provided by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) at Elizabeth House at RSH. From Tuesday 27 August, the service will relocate to nearby William Farr House, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XL. The move [...]
24 July 2024 I wanted to write to you to update you on the work we have been doing since the Independent Review of Maternity Services at our hospitals, led by Donna Ockenden, which was published on 30 March 2022. I would also like to set out some of the improvements we have made, the ways in which [...]
24 July 2024 Members of the public have the chance to nominate their hospital hero, as the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals gears up for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), has once again teamed up with the Shropshire Star to give people across Shropshire and mid-Wales the chance to [...]
22 July 2024 Patients have been at the heart of a review of thousands of hospital appointment letters to ensure the information is clear and simple. Louise Stevens, Trust Librarian (left) and Sarah Collier, Patient Experience Facilitator (right) Patient representatives were part of a team that reviewed and standardised all inpatient and outpatient letters at The Shrewsbury [...]
17 July 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will close its Outpatient entrance at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Monday 29 July as part of construction works for the new hospital building. The closure will enable works to begin on the build of a new four storey hospital expansion. To maintain hospital operations, the entrance to [...]
15 July 2024 A fantastic new planned care hub has opened at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford meaning patients will have shorter waits for the operations they need. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs PRH and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, secured a £24million investment to build the [...]
