12 December 2017 Nearly £22,000 has been presented to SaTH following a mammoth fundraising effort launched by a Shropshire auctioneer and estate agent after he was diagnosed with cancer. Julie Powell (centre) presents the cheque to SaTH's Endoscopy Unit Stephen Powell launched the Stephen Powell Cancer Research Fund when he was diagnosed with Gastro-Oesophageal cancer in 2012, to [...]
5 July 2017 Mr Andy Elves, Consultant Urologist; Sheena Khanduri, Clinical Lead for Cancer Services and Richard Pope, Clinical Director for Dynamic Health Systems, who helped develop the app, with the award. An interactive App developed to help cancer patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has won a prestigious national Patient Safety Award. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital [...]
26 June 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals can provide radiotherapy treatment to more cancer patients than ever before thanks to the arrival of an additional Linear Accelerator (Linac). Staff take a look at the new Linac machine The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH’s) third linear accelerator, which is based in the Radiotherapy [...]
18 May 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals hit all of its performance targets for cancer waiting times in 2016/2017, figures revealed today. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, hit all of the targets despite the great demand on its services. Dr [...]
11 April 2017 An interactive App developed to help cancer patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is among the front runners to lift a prestigious Patient Safety Award. The new Cancer App was funded by the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess [...]
7 February 2017 Improved facilities for cancer patients are to be created at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) thanks to a £235,284 bequest. From left, Dr Stephen McKew (Clinical Director for Oncology and Haematology), Christine Hayward (Bernadette’s sister), Anne Winn (Bernadette’s sister) and Dr Nigel O’Connor (Consultant Haematologist). Bernadette Roberts, of Shifnal, was [...]
