Progress made to delivering safe and sustainable health services

12 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS Shropshire CCG has made further progress to ensure local NHS services deliver improved outcomes for patients. The CCG launched reviews of some of the services it commissions in February to ensure that everybody in Shropshire has access to healthcare that is safe, high-quality [...]

Progress made to delivering safe and sustainable health services2017-04-12T14:38:44+01:00

Continuing to improve maternity services in Shropshire

24 March 2017 Simon Wright, Chief Executive at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, looks at the Trust’s work in improving Maternity Services  How does the NHS help families when the most tragic of events happens…a baby dies? Simon Wright Honesty, compassion, kindness, support, humanity and learning must surely all feature strongly in any response. Our maternity [...]

Continuing to improve maternity services in Shropshire2017-04-27T08:54:12+01:00

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow Midwife Led Unit tomorrow (Saturday 18 February 2017)

17 February 2017 Services at Ludlow Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8am tomorrow (Saturday 18 February 2017) until 8am on Sunday (19 February 2017). Women booked to give birth at Ludlow MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at another MLU. If any women due to give [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow Midwife Led Unit tomorrow (Saturday 18 February 2017)2017-02-17T15:30:26+00:00

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit tonight (Thursday 16 February 2017)

16 February 2017 Services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Thursday 16 February 2017) until 8am tomorrow (Friday 17 February 2017). Midwives are still available on call for home births. Women booked to give birth at Bridgnorth MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a home [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit tonight (Thursday 16 February 2017)2017-02-16T16:32:57+00:00

Temporary closure of Shrewsbury MLU

15 February 2017 Shrewsbury Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be closed temporarily this weekend to allow essential maintenance work to take place. The MLU at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be closed from 5pm on Friday (17 February) until 8pm on Sunday (19 February) due to on-going refurbishment work being undertaken at the Copthorne Building, which houses the unit. The work [...]

Temporary closure of Shrewsbury MLU2017-02-15T11:37:45+00:00

Successful national Maternity Conference held in Shropshire

15 February 2017 Women whose births are considered low risk in Shropshire will continue to have choice about where to give birth in the future, the county’s leading Midwife has vowed. Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said she recognised the importance of birth choice and for women to give birth close to [...]

Successful national Maternity Conference held in Shropshire2017-03-08T09:09:38+00:00

Major conference to focus on implementing national Maternity Review in Shropshire

6 February 2017 A major conference is to take place in Shropshire to begin to implement the national Maternity Review, which is focused on improving outcomes for pregnant women across the country. The “Better Births” Shropshire and Beyond conference aims to look at new ways to provide the best care possible for women in the region. Its focus will be [...]

Major conference to focus on implementing national Maternity Review in Shropshire2017-02-06T10:50:30+00:00