Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
29 August 2024 Organisers of a thriving cancer support group are thrilled to announce another venue is opening in the county – to help men meet others experiencing similar issues. Katey Evans, a Personalised Care Navigator, with the volunteers Men Like Us was started six months ago as a pilot project run by The Personalised Care Team [...]
28 August 2024 A new energy facility, solar panels and insulation measures will be introduced at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of a £16.2 million investment. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs RSH, secured the funding through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. It will be used to replace and upgrade the current ageing heating infrastructure [...]
27 August 2024 The first patients have been seen at the phlebotomy (blood taking) service at William Farr House (WFH) in Shrewsbury. The blood test service provided by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has now relocated from Elizabeth House at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to nearby William Farr House. The move is part of ongoing construction works [...]
22 August 2024 A new electronic system has been rolled out at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals which will improve the care of children and young people. The digital upgrade at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has replaced the traditional paper charts on the paediatric unit at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and in the [...]
21 August 2024 Are you passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and do you have lived experience or a keen interest in making a difference for those with protected characteristics? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Trust’s EDI Advocates Group. For some people in the UK, there are still unfair and avoidable inequalities [...]
21 August 2024 A series of overnight works are starting on the road leading up to the Copthorne Building from the main hospital road. These works are within the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site and do not affect Mytton Oak Road, however we wanted to keep you informed. These works will widen the road outside the Copthorne Building and relocate [...]
20 August 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been praised for a number of “outstanding” practices within its Children and Young People services. SaTH has implemented a number of positive initiatives to better support and care for children and young people, and their families, receiving care and treatment at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]
Some people have a disability or health problem that is not easy to notice straight away. This can make everyday life difficult for those that have one. A hidden disability can include: sensory loss, including difficulty seeing or hearing a physical disability that may not be obvious autism a learning disability dementia including alzheimer's disease anxiety or any other mental [...]
16 September 2024 Read the official notice here. Read the Agenda here. Invitation from Prof Trevor Purt, Acting Trust Chair I am pleased to invite you to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 30 September, 2pm, in Room 5, Shropshire Education and Conference Centre, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 [...]
14 August 2024 Intrepid octogenarians Angela Turner and Joan Woodhouse are going to be the first two participants to take on the challenge to abseil from the ward block at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to raise money for charity. Angela, 82, and Joan, 80, are raising funds for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Charity’s Chemotherapy Day [...]
