4 March 2019 Two members of staff from SaTH are taking the plunge by swimming 22 miles - the equivalent of the width of the English Channel - to raise funds for diabetes research. Becky Whitfield and Susan Gatensbury, who work in the Hummingbird Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), are taking on the Swim 22 Challenge for Diabetes [...]
20 February 2019 A nurse at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has smashed her half marathon fundraising target to buy two specialist pieces of equipment which can avoid the need for a child to go to hospital and give a blood sample. Sarah Voice Sarah Voice, a specialist nurse in the Anticoagulation Team at The [...]
19 February 2019 Three members of the NHS are helping to organise the return of a popular music festival which helps homeless and vulnerable people in Shrewsbury. Back row from left, Karen Higgins, Dave Burrows and Karen Paterson with Tim Compton from Shrewsbury Ark and other members of the Busk organising team Karen Higgins, Karen Paterson and Dave [...]
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. [...]
28 January 2019 An administrator for the charity which supports the work of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to take a ‘busman’s holiday’ by taking part in a 10km race to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Shelly Meredith prepares for her challenge Shelly Meredith, who works for the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Charity, will take part in [...]
18 January 2019 SaTH Charity, which aims to make a difference to patients and staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, has won a donation of £1,000. The donation has come from insurance provider Ecclesiastical, which is providing the funding to a number of charities and individuals as part of its 12 Days of Giving Campaign. SaTH Charity was nominated to win [...]
11 January 2019 A special dance night is being held in Shrewsbury next week to raise money for the charity that benefits Shropshire’s acute hospitals. And members of the Emergency Services – as well as members of the Armed Forces – will be able to try their hand at Salsa free of charge. The event is being held at Havana [...]
9 January 2019 The League of Friends of The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has switched to compostable cups for its takeaway drinks to lessen the impact on the environment. Volunteer Jacky Spooner with one of the new cups The League of Friends have replaced their regular, plastic-coated, takeaway cups with ‘Vegware’ cups which can be composted along with food [...]
7 January 2018 New mums at SaTH have been given an extra special treat thanks to a generous donation of baby toiletries from the award-winning brand Childs Farm. Andrew James and Anthea Gregory-Page with the donation from Childs Farm Family business Childs Farm has kindly given the Trust’s charity – SaTH Charity – 120 boxes containing three of [...]
12 December 2018 A Pharmacy worker at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford will be taking part in next year’s London Marathon to mark her 50th birthday. Ann Ridgway Ann Ridgway will be tackling the 26-mile course to raise money for the Severn Hospice. Ann said: “In 2019 the Hospice turns 30 and I will be 50. [...]
