Easy-to-use free Wi-Fi to be rolled out across our hospitals

6 December 2018 Easy-to-use, free Wi-Fi for patients and staff will be rolled out across Shropshire’s acute hospitals next week. The new system, which launches on Monday (10 December) will replace the current ‘token’ system used by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to make it easier for users to get online. Users will also be taken to a [...]

Easy-to-use free Wi-Fi to be rolled out across our hospitals2018-12-06T09:19:37+00:00

It’s not too late to vaccinate – get flu safe

5 December 2018 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups and Shropshire Council. All residents in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin who are entitled to a free flu vaccine are being encouraged by NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS Telford & Wrekin CCG and Shropshire Council Public Health teams to [...]

It’s not too late to vaccinate – get flu safe2018-12-05T09:03:41+00:00

Harriet’s Wrekin walk raises £350

21 November 2018 A teenager who climbed the Wrekin with her friends to mark her 16th birthday has raised £350 for the hospital team who saved her life when she was just six-weeks-old. Harriet and her friends at the top of the Wrekin Harriet Bagguley took the challenge to raise money for the Children’s Ward at the Princess [...]

Harriet’s Wrekin walk raises £3502018-11-21T11:46:29+00:00

Smartphone app to help pregnant women with gestational diabetes

16 November 2018 Pregnant women with gestational diabetes in Shropshire will soon be able to manage their condition remotely by using a smartphone app. The app will be used by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) from December and means that women will be able to better manage their condition, and potentially reduce the number of visits they [...]

Smartphone app to help pregnant women with gestational diabetes2018-11-20T15:05:18+00:00

Marathon runner Nicola aims to teach lifesaving techniques for charity appeal

15 November 2018 A resuscitation officer at the trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, who has landed a place in the London Marathon, has come up with a unique plan to boost her fundraising, while teaching people valuable skills which could save a life. Nicola Bishton will be running the London Marathon next April Nicola Bishton, who [...]

Marathon runner Nicola aims to teach lifesaving techniques for charity appeal2018-11-15T16:23:03+00:00

Staff go extra mile to help homeless patient

14 November 2018 Staff at the Princess Royal Hospital went the extra mile to help a patient who had recently become homeless. Stuart Ansell The patient was brought onto the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) – a specialist unit for medical emergencies – last week. Through speaking to the patient, staff discovered that the clothes he was wearing were [...]

Staff go extra mile to help homeless patient2018-11-14T16:33:30+00:00

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund launches Cobalt Club

12 November 2018 The following information is from our partners at the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. As the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund prepares to mark 40 years of making a positive difference to lives affected by cancer in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and Mid Wales in June 2019, the Charity has decided to launch a members’ club for local people [...]

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund launches Cobalt Club2018-11-12T14:35:56+00:00

Teenager to climb Wrekin as thank you to team who ‘saved her life’

9 November 2018 A teenager who will turn 16 in two weeks’ time is planning a fundraising trek up one of Shropshire’s most recognisable landmarks to raise money for a hospital team who saved her life when she was just six weeks old. Harriet Bagguley Harriet Bagguley is planning to climb the Wrekin with friends and family to [...]

Teenager to climb Wrekin as thank you to team who ‘saved her life’2018-11-09T13:52:35+00:00

SaTH leading the way in protecting NHS staff against violence and aggression

1 November 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are leading the way in protecting staff from violence and aggression. This week Matt Hancock, MP, the Secretary of State for Health, set out new measures to protect NHS staff to try to reduce the thousands of assaults on them that take place every year. Measures in the NHS Violence Reduction Strategy include: [...]

SaTH leading the way in protecting NHS staff against violence and aggression2018-11-01T12:40:26+00:00

Consultants give support to Trust leadership in open letter

8 October 2018 Consultants at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have issued an open letter to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales stating their support for the Trust's leadership. The letter can be seen below: To the people of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid Wales, We would like to thank the local [...]

Consultants give support to Trust leadership in open letter2018-10-08T08:41:41+01:00