Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
15 November 2019 The Dementia Team at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is appealing for a bench to be donated for a replica bus stop created to benefit patients with dementia. At the bus stop mural, Karen Breese (Dementia Clinical Specialist), Jack Holland (apprentice) and Sarah Selley (Dementia Support Worker). The bus stop outside Ward 21 [...]
14 November 2019 Hundreds of staff have been given their flu jabs during a 24-hour Jabathon at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Nearly 800 members of staff from across SaTH were vaccinated during the Jabathon which started at 9.30am on Wednesday 13 November and finished at 9.30am on Thursday 14 November. Jabathon clinics were held at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) [...]
13 November 2019 A new CT scanner has arrived at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford which will help improve patient care and experience. Alongside the new scanner is a newly-created three-bedded bay which will be used for patients waiting for a CT scan, allowing them more privacy. The scanner and new bed bay are part of a £7 [...]
13 November 2019 The following information is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Routine NHS treatments such as caesarean sections, cancer and dental treatment could become dangerous unless more is done to tackle antibiotic resistance, urges NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). As part of World Antibiotics Awareness Week, which begins on Monday, 18 November 2019, healthcare [...]
12 November 2019 An Oswestry woman has made a generous donation to SaTH Charity’s Shropshire Blood Trust Fund following cancer treatment at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Jenna Tarry completed her treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma in July and wanted to raise money for the Haematology Unit at RSH to thank staff for the care she received. Jenna's boss, Justine Vaughan at [...]
The following information is from our partners at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 12 November 2019 Residents are being encouraged to stock up on medicine cabinet essentials as part of a new health campaign launched by NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). A series of pop-up events are also planned offering people healthcare advice and the chance to ask any [...]
11 November 2019 The hourly rate paid to Bank Nurses working in a number of clinical areas increased as of Sunday 10 November. On top of the Working Time Directive 12.07% uplift currently received, Bank Nurses taking up shifts in A&E and Intensive Care, as well anyone opting for shifts on wards and departments highlighted as areas of concern for [...]
8 November 2019 A 24-hour flu ‘Jabathon’ will be held at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals for staff to be vaccinated to protect themselves, their patients and their colleagues this winter. Hundreds of staff are expected to be vaccinated during the Jabathon, which will start at 9.30am on Wednesday (13 November) and run until 9.30am on Thursday (14 November), at both [...]
7 November 2019 A generous donation has been made to the Oncology and Haematology Ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in memory of a patient. Cheryl Cranswick spent much time on Ward 23 RSH during her illness and her family requested that funeral donations be made in her name to help future patients receiving treatment there. Cheryl’s husband, Ed [...]
6 November 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has developed an e-learning programme to support maternity and emergency teams treating unexpectedly unwell newborn babies in community settings, in partnership with Health Education England’s e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) and The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Wendy Tyler The Midwifery Identification, Stabilisation and Transfer [...]
