Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
24 March 2023 Helen Hope, Lead Biomedical Scientist in Cellular Pathology, will be taking on Market Drayton 10k on May 7 to raise funds in memory of her daughter. In April 2022, Helen was seriously injured in a car crash that tragically killed her 19-year-old daughter, Charlotte. The extent of Helen’s injuries meant that for a considerable time she could [...]
24 March 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is planning About Health events for the next 12 months and would really like to know what interests you, so we can make sure that the events are relevant, and patient centred. It could be a condition like asthma or diabetes, a service like radiology or therapies, or something [...]
13 March 2023 We are pleased to announce that Inese Robotham has joined the Trust as the Assistant Chief Executive, following a rigorous recruitment process. Inese joins us from Swansea Bay University Health Board as their Chief Operating Officer and has held similar roles in Dorset and Worcester acute trusts. With over 20 years of NHS experience, Inese brings a [...]
This week the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is celebrating those who work behind the scenes and who are crucial to the NHS and patients in their care. National Healthcare Science Week runs from today, 13 March, to Sunday 19 March and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is recognising the outstanding work of its healthcare scientists. [...]
10 March 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin The Chief Medical Officer at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has urged people to attend their appointment if they have one booked during the coming days of industrial action and to ‘think which service’ before action when deciding on which service is right for their healthcare needs. [...]
8 March 2023 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is training up more of its own staff through a range of apprenticeships and leadership programmes, helping to fill key vacancies and provide better care for patients. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is offering a wide variety of opportunities for existing members of staff to train [...]
6 March 2023 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is shining a spotlight on its wide-ranging career opportunities during National Careers Week (6-12 March). The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) employs over 7,000 people, making it one of Shropshire’s biggest employers. With more than 350 different clinical and non-clinical careers to choose from within the NHS, [...]
28 February 2023 Heart Failure Nurses (HFN) at one of the county’s acute hospitals have won a national award for their exceptional quality of care and treatment with a patient nominating them for the title. Sisters Sue Collinson, Linda Marsh and Ros Burrell from the HFN/Cardiac Rehabilitation Team at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), which is run by The Shrewsbury and [...]
27 February 2023 To read the open letter - click here.
27 February 2023 Local GP, Dr Julian Povey, who was also the Joint Chair of the former Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) is supporting plans that will improve hospital care for everyone in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. The Hospitals Transformation Programme is working to put in place new ways of delivering care as [...]
