Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts

Updating our appointment waiting lists

27 April 2023 We are contacting patients who have been on our waiting lists for over 12 weeks to check whether they still need a hospital outpatient appointment. Patients will be sent a text message which includes a link to a form to complete. The form will ask for the patient’s date of birth and if an appointment is still [...]

Updating our appointment waiting lists2023-04-27T10:30:57+01:00

NHS 111 now first port of call for emergency repeat medication

25 April 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS 111 is now the first port of call for emergency repeat medication, say health leaders in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.  From April 2023, patients who are in immediate need or require emergency repeat medications will need to visit www.111.nhs.uk or call 111. This may include [...]

NHS 111 now first port of call for emergency repeat medication2023-04-25T11:39:55+01:00

Trust puts spotlight on work to improve patient care and experience

24 April 2023 The Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, is putting the spotlight on the work that is taking place across health and social care to keep improving the experiences of care for patients, families, carers and staff. Experience of Care Week runs from today, Monday 24 April, to Friday 28 April and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital [...]

Trust puts spotlight on work to improve patient care and experience2023-04-24T16:01:04+01:00

Charity donates more than £300,000 worth of equipment to Trust

18 April 2023 A charity has donated more than £300,000 worth of vital equipment to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. The League of Friends (LoF) of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has gifted equipment, including eight Intensive Therapy Unit ventilators; a widefield analyser for Ophthalmology and funds towards the new Cataract [...]

Charity donates more than £300,000 worth of equipment to Trust2023-04-19T16:12:45+01:00

Mr Motivator helps get staff and patients active at hospital

17 April 2023 Mr Motivator runs through some exercises with patient Amelia Callaghan Mr Motivator helped staff and patients to get active when he paid a visit to Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. The TV workout star, aka Derrick Errol Evans, chatted to staff and patients about the benefits of activity at the hospital, which is run by [...]

Mr Motivator helps get staff and patients active at hospital2023-04-17T13:49:14+01:00

TV personality, Dr Ranj Singh, teams up with local NHS, urging residents to ‘Think Which Service’

06 April 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Dr Ranj Singh, NHS doctor and national TV personality, has teamed up with healthcare professionals at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to encourage local people to ‘Think Which Service’ before deciding which local health service is right for their medical need. Through a brand-new four-part podcast [...]

TV personality, Dr Ranj Singh, teams up with local NHS, urging residents to ‘Think Which Service’2023-04-06T12:29:46+01:00

Ashia Miah: What Ramadan means to me

4 April 2023 Ashia Miah, Hospital Chaplain, talks to us about her role at the Trust and what Ramadan means to her. Tell us a bit about you? I was born in Bangladesh but came to Birmingham when I was four years old and moved to Telford in 1996. In 2001, I graduated with a degree in BSc Hons in [...]

Ashia Miah: What Ramadan means to me2023-04-04T12:44:34+01:00

Pete gears up for epic challenge

30 March 2022 Pete Checketts, an Anaesthetic and Intensive Care Doctor working at PRH, will begin solo hiking across the Shropshire hills on 4 April for a duration of approximately six days. The epic challenge is 85 miles in total and Pete will be ticking off the 20 highest hills in Shropshire as he goes. Pete will be carrying all [...]

Pete gears up for epic challenge2023-03-30T12:13:11+01:00

Ockenden Report Assurance Committee notes progress

29 March 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has delivered 77% (162/210) of its actions from the first and final Ockenden Reports, putting it ahead of its projected delivery schedule for March 2023, the Ockenden Report Assurance Committee (ORAC) has heard. ORAC is a monthly meeting, set up in 2021, to obtain and provide assurance in relation [...]

Ockenden Report Assurance Committee notes progress2023-03-29T10:31:31+01:00

Therapy dogs are spreading smiles in critical care

27 March 2023 The Intensive Therapy Units (ITU) at the county’s two acute hospitals are receiving visits from therapy dogs to help boost health and wellbeing. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, is working in partnership with national charity Pets As Therapy (PAT) on the initiative [...]

Therapy dogs are spreading smiles in critical care2023-03-27T11:31:45+01:00