Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
8 March 2022 Today is International Women’s Day and here at SaTH we are celebrating the achievements of all women within our organisation. Here, we put the spotlight on two colleagues – Emma-Jane Beattie, Emergency Planning Officer, and Jenni Rowlands, Acting Deputy Medical Director. Emma-Jane Beattie, Emergency Planning Manager “As an NHS organisation we are required by law to [...]
7 March 2022 This week is National Careers Week, and to mark it we're sharing colleague profiles from various teams across the Trust throughout the week!... Danielle Fullwood, Pharmacist What was your first job/role in the NHS? I actually started by volunteering on the wards within the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH) when I was younger before university. [...]
4 February 2022 Today (Friday 4 March) marks the second Overseas NHS Workers Day. Here at SaTH we are proud to support this initiative launched by The Doctors’ Association UK, in recognition of the extraordinary contribution of our international staff, on which the NHS relies. It is an opportunity for us all to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of our [...]
28 February 2022 For those interested to learn more about a career in health and social care, colleagues from the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS) are hosting a dedicated Careers Fair to ignite passion and inspire budding health and social care professionals. The ICS Health and Social Care Careers Fair takes place on Thursday 3 March 2022, [...]
24 February 2022 Please see our full statement following last night’s BBC Panorama programme: “As a Trust we take full responsibility for the failings in the standards of care within our Maternity services. These occurred in the care we provided for women and families, the way in which we dealt with the incidents subsequently, and in the manner in which [...]
Following a review with our clinical teams, the critical incident has been stood down. All services have been resumed as normal. Thank you for your patience.
More than 2,000 women have filled out a survey on women’s health but health bosses are urging more to take part and help shape services in the future. The survey is the first of its kind in the county and mid-Wales and there is still time to have your say with the survey closing on Friday 11 March. A Women’s [...]
10 February 2022 Response to Care Quality Commission 2021 Maternity Survey: Louise Barnett, Chief Executive, said: “The Maternity Survey highlights the hard work and dedication that has been shown by our teams through some incredibly difficult times. Given that it directly reflects the experiences of those we care for, I’m very pleased to see we are performing strongly in several [...]
7 February When three apprentices started on a pioneering programme within the Medical Engineering Services department (MES) at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) little did they know within a few months they would have a key role to play as the pandemic struck. Rhys Arnold, Carnell McKenzie and Kurran Singh Rai are the first apprentices in MES [...]
7 February 2022 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating its apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February). The Trust sees it as a time to raise awareness about the diverse and wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities that are available at SaTH and the rest of the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘build the future’ and will [...]
