News – Page 55

Statement in relation to Care Quality Commission (CQC) media coverage

Maggie Bayley, Interim Chief Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “The Trust continues to work with NHS England and Improvement regarding the support that we need to continue our improvement journey.” Notes to editors Examples of improvements being made include: Recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner to work alongside our ward teams. This will help us improve [...]

Statement in relation to Care Quality Commission (CQC) media coverageCharlotte Robertshaw2020-07-16T14:02:53+01:00

Statement in relation to media coverage

Maggie Bayley, Interim Chief Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “In 2018 NHS Improvement (NHSI) commissioned an ‘Open Book’ review and SaTH was requested to ‘open its books’. The NHSI terms of reference for this process stated that it should be carried out as far as reasonably practical with the available data. Electronic systems were therefore [...]

Statement in relation to media coverageCharlotte Robertshaw2020-07-13T11:29:49+01:00

SaTH and local charity team up on new online tinnitus support

10 July 2020 The Audiology Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is working alongside Signal Charity to help every person with tinnitus in the county get the support they need during these challenging times. Together, the organisations have formed new and novel ways to support people experiencing tinnitus across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. These new services [...]

SaTH and local charity team up on new online tinnitus supportClaire Dunn2020-07-10T09:19:42+01:00

Waste firm to fund courtyard renovation

3 July 2020 A waste and resource management firm from Telford has pledge to donate £5 to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) for every new skip or container ordered by customers throughout July. Julia Clark, Director of Corporate Services at SATH, and Tony Munro, Marketing Director at Reconomy in the area that will be renovated at [...]

Waste firm to fund courtyard renovationClaire Dunn2020-07-03T11:30:54+01:00

Statement on Maternity Services

30 June 2020 Below is a statement in relation to reports about our Maternity services Louise Barnett, Chief Executive at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: "We are aware that a police investigation will be conducted by West Mercia Police to explore whether there is evidence to support a criminal case either against the Trust or any [...]

Statement on Maternity ServicesCharlotte Robertshaw2020-06-30T17:58:36+01:00

Trust to hold its first virtual Community Engagement meeting

22 June 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will hold its first virtual Community Engagement meeting on Wednesday 24 June in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarterly public meetings are a regular part of engagement activity at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in [...]

Trust to hold its first virtual Community Engagement meetingCharlotte Robertshaw2020-06-22T16:28:38+01:00

Coronavirus: SaTH plays key role in dexamethasone trial

17 June 2020 Patients and staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have played a key role in the trial of a drug which has been shown to reduce deaths amongst patients with severe respiratory complications caused by coronavirus. Helen Moore The Research & Innovation and Critical Care teams at SaTH, which runs the Princess [...]

Coronavirus: SaTH plays key role in dexamethasone trialClaire Dunn2020-06-17T12:50:57+01:00

Updated advice for outpatients & visitors to the county’s hospitals

15 June 2020 Local hospital visiting restrictions currently remain in-place Hospital patients and attendees required to wear Hospital-provided face masks NHS Hospitals across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin have updated their advice for visitors and outpatients, in-line with guidance, in order to keep visitors, patients and staff safe. Although specific restrictions on visitors to the county’s hospitals are still in-place [...]

Updated advice for outpatients & visitors to the county’s hospitalsCharlotte Robertshaw2020-07-22T15:50:46+01:00

Trust celebrates National Biomedical Science Day 2020

11 June 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is celebrating National Biomedical Science Day today (Thursday 11 June) by shining a light on the vital work carried out by its team of professionals. They may never be seen by a patient, but Biomedical Scientists ensure people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales receives the best [...]

Trust celebrates National Biomedical Science Day 2020Charlotte Robertshaw2020-06-11T15:03:38+01:00

SaTH trials video clinics in response to coronavirus pandemic

11 June 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is trialling the use of video clinics in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Patients at a number of clinics at the Royal Shrewsbury and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, will be able to access their appointments from home and attend certain appointment virtually via phone, device or PC. [...]

SaTH trials video clinics in response to coronavirus pandemicClaire Dunn2020-06-11T11:44:29+01:00