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Behind-the-scenes scientific work means patients are being treated with specially-targeted antibiotics sooner than ever before

11 February 2019 A team of white coats at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have streamlined their work to ensure patients are given the most effective antibiotics at the earliest opportunity. The behind-the-scenes work is proving particularly effective in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) fight against sepsis as it is now possible for patients to receive specially-targeted antibiotics [...]

Behind-the-scenes scientific work means patients are being treated with specially-targeted antibiotics sooner than ever beforeClaire Dunn2019-02-11T16:15:35+00:00

What if there was a better way?

8 February 2019 The Joint Committee of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) has approved Option 1 of the NHS Future Fit plans which means PRH will become a dedicated Planned Care site and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will become a specialist Emergency Care site. By having a separate Planned Care site, patients will wait less [...]

What if there was a better way?Claire Dunn2019-02-08T12:39:59+00:00

Mums confident in maternity staff, survey finds

7 February 2019 New mums in Shropshire are confident in the care they receive during labour and birth, a new survey has found. The 2018 survey of maternity care, carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) also found that women using services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) were treated with dignity and respect during labour [...]

Mums confident in maternity staff, survey findsClaire Dunn2019-02-07T13:35:24+00:00

NHS Fun Day and fun run returns to SaTH

6 February 2019 A charity fun day to celebrate the birth of the NHS will again be held at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Soccer skills at last year's fun day The fun day will take place at the Shropshire Conference Centre (SECC) in the grounds of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Saturday 6 July. [...]

NHS Fun Day and fun run returns to SaTHClaire Dunn2019-02-06T10:42:47+00:00

Fertility Centre appeals for donors to help give the incredible ‘gift’ of a family

5 February 2019 Fertility experts in Shropshire are appealing for donors to help couples and single women fulfil their dream of having a family. The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre is appealing for men who are aged between 18 and 41-years-old and who want to help others, to become sperm donors. Jason Kasraie, Head of Fertility Services at SaTH [...]

Fertility Centre appeals for donors to help give the incredible ‘gift’ of a familyClaire Dunn2019-02-05T09:51:21+00:00

Blood bikes to deliver breast milk for premature babies

4 February 2019 A unique partnership means that new mums who are apart from their premature babies being cared for in Shropshire’s neonatal unit, can still provide them with their breast milk. The neonatal team at SaTH has joined forces with The Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bikes to give mums the chance to feed their baby with their own [...]

Blood bikes to deliver breast milk for premature babiesClaire Dunn2019-02-04T11:39:16+00:00

Bank on us

1 February 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is renewing a call for nurses to join its Nurse Bank. The call, from the Trust which runs The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, follows the launch of a campaign in October 2017, which included adverts on the back of buses and targeted email [...]

Bank on usClaire Dunn2019-02-01T14:00:15+00:00

The future of our hospitals

1 February 2019 Throughout the NHS Future Fit public consultation there were key themes that kept arising. Here, experts explain why the new healthcare model will provide better patient care. Emergency Care Mr Subramanian Kumaran, A&E Consultant and Clinical Director of Emergency Services at SaTH, said: “Many of the people who currently attend our A&Es don’t need ‘emergency’ care – [...]

The future of our hospitalsClaire Dunn2019-02-01T10:54:27+00:00

Want to learn more about our hospitals? Join the People’s Academy

31 January 2019 A former nurse who opposed plans for the reconfiguration of Shropshire’s acute hospitals changed her opinions after engaging with the Trust that runs them. Joan Pumford, a graduate of the Trust's People's Academy. Joan Pumford signed up for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s People’s Academy last year and, having had the chance to [...]

Want to learn more about our hospitals? Join the People’s AcademyClaire Dunn2019-01-31T10:45:20+00:00

Doctors and Nurses welcome NHS Future Fit decision

30 January 2019 Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have welcomed a decision to transform hospital services for the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. The Joint Committee of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) approved Option 1 of the NHS Future Fit plans last [...]

Doctors and Nurses welcome NHS Future Fit decisionClaire Dunn2019-01-30T10:07:33+00:00