Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
14 December 2021 The covid vaccination booster programme in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW) is set for a dramatic acceleration – with capacity to reach more than 10,000 jabs a day by the weekend. Local health and care leaders have set a goal of jabbing up to 160,000 people by New Year’s Eve – including offering a booster to the [...]
Inpatient cardiology services are to be temporarily centralised at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Currently there are 24 cardiology inpatient beds at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) but these will be relocated to the PRH in early 2022. The move will centralise the highly skilled Cardiology Nursing Team in one location, with our cardiology patients seeing an increased level of [...]
AAA Screening Clinical Skills Trainer Sharon Bell, AAA Screening Technician Jodie Joyner; Organising Secretary of League of Friends RSH Sue Hurdiss; AAA Screening Technician Rhian Baker and AAA Screening Programme Coordinator Jessica Smith A charity has presented the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust with funding for two portable ultrasound [...]
8 December 2021 A patient who was one of the very first in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to be vaccinated against Covid-19 has spoken of his admiration for the resilience health workers and volunteers have demonstrated one year on from his first dose. As we mark the year anniversary since the Covid-19 vaccination programme – the largest and fastest in [...]
2 December 2021 Joint statement from Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Winter is coming – and we know it is going to be a challenging one for health and care. Possibly [...]
1 December 2021 Everyone has heard of Christmas Jumper Day, but have you heard of Christmas Sock Day? The majority of our staff wear uniforms, scrubs, and lots of PPE which is designed to keep patients safe so they cannot wear a Christmas jumper – however, everyone can join in with a colourful pair of socks or tights! The Shrewsbury [...]
29 November 2021 A world-leading clinical COVID-19 vaccination trial for pregnant women has started at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) with the first two volunteers recruited. The Preg-CoV study being carried out at SaTH will look at the best COVID-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women with the results helping researchers understand how the vaccine works to [...]
23 November 2021 The Trust which runs the county’s two acute hospitals is looking for new team members to help keep its patients safe with the launch of a recruitment drive for 20 Cleanliness Technicians. Cleaning colleagues are a key part of the frontline workforce at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH) and are instrumental in ensuring that [...]
18 November 2021 The Care and Quality Commission (CQC) has reported progress across key areas and services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), while the Trust remains rated as ‘inadequate’ overall. Following an inspection in July and August, two of the five domains previously rated as ‘inadequate’ are now rated as ‘requires improvement’. At a more detailed [...]
15 November 2021 The first patient has been treated at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) with a revolutionary type of radiotherapy that will bring benefits for those undergoing treatment. SABR (Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy) is a treatment for early-stage lung tumours. It delivers an extremely high dose of radiation and targets the tumour more precisely than other radiotherapy [...]
