14 December 2018 The following information is from Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The NHS is reminding residents in Shropshire where they can access expert medical treatment to help them stay well over the Christmas and New Year holiday. NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is advising local people to consider the options for healthcare and ensure they are aware [...]
13 December 2018 Every patient at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will soon have access to a clever hydration aid, thanks to a generous gift from one of the region’s leading estate agents. Halls recently presented a cheque for £4,000 to the Dementia Team at SaTH. The picture was taken in the reminiscence room at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. From [...]
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. [...]
11 December 2018 A limited edition teddy bear, created to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS, has so far raised more than £2,000 for Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Bevan the Bear was created by Ironbridge-based Merrythought – the only traditional teddy bear manufacturers left in the UK – to raise money for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) [...]
10 December 2018 Innovative new information boards, designed by staff to improve care for their patients, are being trialled at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. ITU Staff Nurse Andre Goncalves with the 'About Me' boards ‘About Me’ boards have been introduced into the ITUs at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. They have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
4 December 2018 A member of staff at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is to take on the London Marathon in April in memory of her grandmother, who she lost to lung cancer earlier this year. Charlotte Worrall Charlotte Worrall, who works as a Breast Imaging Data-Coordinator at RSH, will be raising money for the British Lung Foundation [...]
26 November 2018 The League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has made a fantastic donation of £43,000 enabling SaTH to purchase two new microscopes, which are already helping patients. The Olympus and Nikon consultant grade microscopes were bought for the Cellular Pathology Team; and both have integrated cameras which will help with teaching and presentations to multidisciplinary teams. [...]
22 November 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has today secured the middle grade doctors and nurses needed to allow the A&E department at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford to stay open 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. A mixture of locum and agency middle grade doctors are now committed to rotas in the A&E until the end of March 2019. [...]
