3 June 2020 Tests for seeing if someone has had COVID-19 (coronavirus) are starting to be rolled out across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, for frontline health and care employees and hospital inpatients. The antibody test tells the person if they have had the virus or not, but not about any level of protection or immunity from getting the virus [...]
Shropshire Audiology Services Hearing aid repair and maintenance service postal service Whilst face-to-face Audiology clinics are temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Shropshire NHS Audiology continues to provide non face-to-face services including postal, online and telephone support. Postal Service for broken hearing aids If you are experiencing problems with your hearing aid/s, you can send them, with the [...]
1 June 2020 They are the unsung heroes who give up their spare time to work behind the scenes to help support staff, patients and visitors at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. And all this week, the spotlight will be shining on the army of volunteers who help at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in [...]
3 June 2020 Established by Kal Parkash, Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Lead at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), the network aims to provide important support to colleagues, increase employee engagement, challenge mind sets and influence policy. Kal joined SaTH, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, in March. In her previous [...]
18 May 2020 Beautifully painted stones are to be laid in gardens at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals as a lasting memory of those who have died due to COVID-19. The memory stones will be placed in the Queen Mother’s Garden at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, and the garden near the Paul Brown Building at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. [...]
15 May 2020 The front of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has been lit up in rainbow colours as part of the weekly 'Clap for Carers' celebration and to mark the end of celebrations for International Day of the Midwife, International Nurses' Day and National Operating Department Practitioner Day. PRH lit up for #ClapForCarers Clare Walsgrove, [...]
15 May 2020 Sixty student nurses have joined Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to help care for patients and boost the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. The final year student nurses have been deployed across clinical areas of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, both of which are run by SaTH. In March, the Nursing and [...]
13 May 2020 Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospital are benefitting from an initiative which provides knitted and crocheted octopuses to premature babies. The cuddly aquatic creatures are produced by the charity ‘Octopus for a Preemie’ as a novel way of comforting premature babies as it’s thought that gripping the soft tentacles might remind early term newborns of [...]
12 May 2020 Staff at SaTH have created more than 18,000 single use visors to be used by frontline colleagues looking after patients being treated for COVID-19. The Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Laboratory team, and redeployed staff from the Trust’s Audiology department, used their knowledge, skills and equipment to develop the visors which were in much demand. [...]
12 May 2020 As the world celebrates International Nurses Day on Tuesday May 12, the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is saying thank you to its own nurses for the care that they provide. Nursing staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford [...]
