17 July 2019 Pharmacy staff at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford have planted a remembrance rose tree in memory of a much-loved colleague. The tree was planted in the Garden of Tranquillity in memory of Julie Dawe, who worked as a Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer at PRH for 15 years. Julie died last year after a short battle [...]
16 July 2019 A staff member at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has cycled 176 miles to raise awareness of Diabetes-related foot amputations. Along with a team of seven other concerned clinicians and industry representatives, last week Rob Clarke, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in Acute Medicine at RSH, cycled one mile for every toe, foot and leg amputation each [...]
15 July 2019 The Breast Imaging Department at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has moved to a new, dedicated location to improve care for patients. The new department brings breast imaging services at PRH into one location which includes a new private waiting area and changing cubicles as well as a new mammography suite. The aim is to [...]
12 July 2019 A new model of care has been launched at SaTH to improve outcomes and reduce the length of stay in hospital for patients undergoing hip and knee replacements. It follows a successful year-long pilot of an Enhanced Recovery programme at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford for those having elective surgery for joint replacements. This new [...]
11 July 2019 A ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has been closed following a number of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting. Ward 23 has been closed after norovirus has been confirmed; and visiting restrictions to the ward are in place. Nigel Lee, Chief Operating Officer at SaTH, which runs RSH and the Princess Royal in Telford, said: “Unfortunately, [...]
11 July 2019 A family has praised a quick-thinking porter at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford who performed emergency CPR on their seven-week-old son when he unexpectedly stopped breathing. Sarah and Mike Clifford, of Telford, said if it hadn’t been for the actions of Chargehand Porter, Nick Evans, their baby son Logan wouldn’t be here today. [...]
9 July 2019 A new Maternity Movement Bracelet has been launched to help pregnant women under the care of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to track the movements of their unborn baby. Funded and supported by The Local Maternity System (LMS) in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, the Maternity Movement Bracelet will be given to expectant mums at 24 weeks [...]
8 July 2019 A Charity Fun Day hosted by the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has been hailed a great success. From left, Karen Breese, Dementia Nurse Specialist; Andrew James from SaTH Charity; Josh Laurent from Shrewsbury Town and Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate Governance Hundreds of people gathered at the Shropshire Conference Centre in the grounds [...]
5 July 2019 Pupils at a school in Shrewsbury have donated more than £3,700 to a fund set up to benefit patients at the end of life at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. The Priory School presented a cheque for £3,732.32 to SaTH's Swan Fund this week. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals, intends to use [...]
4 July 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has appointed its first Sepsis Nurse Practitioner to strengthen and implement the advancements that have already been made in its Sepsis care. Angela Windsor, who takes on the role following her work at the Trust as a Resuscitation Officer, will facilitate a push forward in the way The Shrewsbury [...]
