21 June 2021 The Trust that runs maternity services for women in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales has created a new User Experience card system to ensure women and their families are listened to and that their voices are heard. Working with The Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP), The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]
17 June 2021 The next meeting of the Ockenden Report Assurance Committee (ORAC) will take place on Thursday 24 June from 9am-11.30am. The event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. To live stream the event please click here. ORAC was formed to drive forward actions arising from the first Ockenden Report into maternity services, which was published in 2020. The [...]
15 June 2021 The Trust that runs maternity services for women in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales has launched a video for new parents and care-givers that provides a host of information on what to expect from life at home with a newborn. The new, 10-minute-long video, funded by the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and produced [...]
1 June 2021 Visiting will be extended at the antenatal and postnatal wards at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford after the Trust which runs the hospital eased restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From today, a single, named person will be able to stay on the wards from 9am. Unfortunately it is not possible to allow [...]
28 May 2021 A patient has been applauded off a ward by a ‘guard of honour’ following 178 days in hospital after contracting COVID-19. And Stuart Tyrer had a message for staff at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford as he finally headed home: “Thank you for saving my life.” Stuart, 55, from Leegomery, Telford, was admitted to the [...]
27 May 2021 Two fundraising efforts have been set up to support the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford in memory of a patient who sadly lost his battle against COVID-19. Steve Fisher Steve Fisher died in March after spending four weeks at PRH. Steve’s wife, Marsha, works in the Endoscopy Unit [...]
26 May 2021 A new group has been formed by the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospital to address inequalities in accessing acute health care. Kal Parkash Feedback from members of the public and patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford has suggested that sectors of the community feel they do not [...]
26 May 2021 The next meeting of the Ockenden Report Assurance Committee (ORAC) will take place on Thursday 27 May from 9am-11.30am. The event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. To live stream the event please click here. ORAC was formed to drive forward actions arising from the first Ockenden Report into maternity services, which was published in 2020. The [...]
14 May 2021 The charity that supports Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is urging people and businesses in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and mid Wales to join the nation’s biggest tea break on 5 July and help raise awareness for the incredible people in our NHS who’ve done so much to help everyone get through the pandemic. Following a year like [...]
The following press release is being shared on behalf of the Independent Review into Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW INTO MATERNITY SERVICES AT THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM STAFF BOTH PAST AND PRESENT The work of the Independent Review continues following the launch of the [...]
