Trust’s replacement Midwife-Led Unit opens its doors and welcomes its first new arrival

30 April 2020 Amanda Lovett, 27 from Shrewsbury, has become the first woman to give birth at the new, purpose-built Wrekin Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. The unit replaces its predecessor that was 30 years old. Amanda gave birth to a baby girl, who [...]

Trust’s replacement Midwife-Led Unit opens its doors and welcomes its first new arrival2020-04-30T11:21:59+01:00

Fundraisers raise thousands for hospitals charity in 2.6 Challenge

28 April 2020 A pair of teachers who ran a marathon around their six metre garden have helped raise thousands of pounds for the charity that supports staff at Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Dan Pritchard and Liam Deery’s incredible feat was the highlight of a weekend of activity as fundraisers sought to fill the charity gap left by the postponement [...]

Fundraisers raise thousands for hospitals charity in 2.6 Challenge2020-04-28T12:49:38+01:00

Coronavirus: Phoebe’s message of love, sweet love for the NHS

9 April 2020 Strictly stars Robin Windsor and Flavia Cacace and Radio Shropshire's Jim Hawkins An eight-year-old girl has created a video spreading a message of love to NHS staff, featuring some well known-faces. Phoebe Morgan-Mialkowski created the video as part of a project, while being ‘home schooled’ by her mum, Julia Morgan. The video features people holding [...]

Coronavirus: Phoebe’s message of love, sweet love for the NHS2020-04-09T11:39:40+01:00

Local distillery producing hand sanitiser for Shropshire hospitals and care homes

9 April 2020 A Shropshire distillery has switched production from spirits to hand sanitiser, in a bid to help the county’s hospitals during the Coronavirus outbreak. Henstone Distillery, based in Oswestry, has been using the alcohol it has to make the currently in-demand, effective hand wash for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), The Robert Jones and Agnes [...]

Local distillery producing hand sanitiser for Shropshire hospitals and care homes2020-04-09T11:08:59+01:00

CQC reports published: Trust remains committed to improvements

8 April 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals continues to be rated ‘Inadequate’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an inspection in November 2019. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), is rated ‘Inadequate’ overall for Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-Led, and rated [...]

CQC reports published: Trust remains committed to improvements2020-04-08T14:15:56+01:00

Statement: Temporary changes to Maternity Services in light of COVID-19 (coronavirus)

28 March 2020 Nicola Wenlock, Director of Midwifery at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus) impact on our staffing levels and so we can provide the safest care and experience for our expectant mums, we are taking a number of temporary measures and are centralising our teams. All women due to give [...]

Statement: Temporary changes to Maternity Services in light of COVID-19 (coronavirus)2020-03-28T13:45:46+00:00

Visiting suspended at PRH and RSH to help prevent coronavirus spread

24 March 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has today taken the difficult decision to suspend visiting at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. SaTH is working hard to prevent the spread of the virus and to protect staff, patients and visitors from [...]

Visiting suspended at PRH and RSH to help prevent coronavirus spread2020-05-13T09:24:24+01:00

Statement: Death of a patient with COVID-19

21 March 2020 Dr Arne Rose, Medical Director at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “Sadly, we can confirm that a woman who was being cared for at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and had tested positive for COVID-19, has died. “The patient, who died on 15 March, was in her 40s and had serious underlying [...]

Statement: Death of a patient with COVID-192020-03-21T17:31:21+00:00

Coronavirus: Trust Board meeting to become largely ‘virtual’

20 March 2020 Next week’s meeting of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Board is to become largely ‘virtual’, with members of the public being urged not to attend. SaTH’s Board meetings are normally held in public, but in order to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus, a decision has been made to hold the meeting remotely for [...]

Coronavirus: Trust Board meeting to become largely ‘virtual’2020-03-26T15:18:11+00:00

Coronavirus: Statement on postponed procedures

18 March 2020 Yesterday, Sir Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of the NHS, wrote to NHS Trusts advising them for the need to postpone all non-urgent elective operations for a period of at least three months. Below is a statement from our Medical Director, Dr Arne Rose: “As the Chief Medical Officer has stated, NHS services are likely to come under intense pressure as [...]

Coronavirus: Statement on postponed procedures2020-03-19T12:18:55+00:00