11 March 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has secured £6 million to launch an electronic patient record system which will improve the way care is delivered to patients. The new system, which is being funded as part of the Government’s Digital Aspirant Programme, will enable The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) to replace outdated [...]
23 October 2019 A ward designed to shorten the length of stay for patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is set to open this winter. The 13-bed therapy-led ward, with an adjoining discharge lounge, will open in the Copthorne Building at RSH in the New Year and will help to free up acute beds over the winter months. The [...]
25 September 2019 Patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are set to benefit from a multi-million pound investment in state-of-the-art radiography services. A new CT scanner will be installed at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford as part of a £7 million investment in Radiology equipment across The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which will also include a [...]
21 May 2019 £32 million is to be invested into improving quality at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals under bold and exciting plans unveiled today by SaTH. Almost £15 million will be invested in recruiting 200 new clinical staff, including doctors, nurses and midwives, in what will be the biggest ever investment in the workforce. There is also a £17 million [...]
19 July 2018 Mums and their families will get to have their say on what the design of the new-look Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will look like as part of the centre’s £400,000 upgrade. Sarah Jamieson looks at the plans for the MLU with Mark Hassall, site manager with Bow Construction The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]
