31 January 2025 A dedicated Care Transfer Hub is playing a vital role in ensuring that patients in Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin who no longer need hospital care can return home as soon as they are medically ready. Since its launch in October 2024, the hub has helped to significantly reduce the number of patients waiting in hospital beds [...]
7 January 2025 Patients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are recovering quicker and benefitting from improved care after having robotic assisted surgery. The Trust, which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, began using a robotic surgery system called da Vinci XI in June 2023 to assist with the treatment of colorectal, urological and gynaecological diseases. Robotic [...]
13 December 2024 The Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, is reaping the rewards of its very own Theatres Academy, one year on from launching. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been training up staff within its Theatres department through a range of apprenticeships and leadership programmes. The academy at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and [...]
26 November 2024 Paula Gardner will join The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) as Interim Chief Nursing Officer in early December 2024. Paula is an experienced nurse who has worked in NHS acute trusts for over 40 years, including most recently as Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and before this as [...]
10 May 2024 Some phlebotomy (blood test) services at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford are being relocated to support and improve waiting times for patients who need urgent care. The services, which are currently housed in the Mallings Health building, will be moved to the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford from Monday 13 May. The relocation will [...]
10 May 2024 With cases of whooping cough increasing across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, pregnant women are being encouraged to come forward for a vaccination as babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It spreads very easily [...]
25 April 2024 Please be aware that from Friday 26 April to Wednesday 1 May there will be ongoing survey works outside the Outpatients entrance of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The works will then move to the grass mound over the next week. These works are part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) enabling works, and will involve [...]
17 April 2024 The NHS National Booking System is now open for spring Covid-19 vaccination bookings, with those eligible, able to book appointments from next week. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (ShropCom) are urging people at increased risk from severe illness, including those aged 75 or over (on 30 June 2024) and people with a weakened immune system or [...]
26 March 2024The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has closed its Chronic Pain Service to new patient referrals.The closure is due to the Trust’s specialist clinician leaving. It means the Trust is no longer able to accept any new referrals from the specialist community pain management service or other routes. Instead, patients requiring hospital care will be referred [...]
23 February 2024 UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported an increase in measles across the country. Anyone with symptoms is being advised to stay at home and phone their GP or NHS 111 for advice. This will help to stop the virus spreading. Measles symptoms to be aware of include: high fever sore, red, watery eyes coughing aching [...]
