Cycling to work

By Kate Marsh, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist at SaTH Hello, my name is Kate, I’m a Physiotherapist at RSH, and I’ve decided to start a regular cycling blog to share the benefits I and some of my colleagues have found from cycling to work. Today (8 August) is ‘National Cycle to Work Day’, which aims to highlight the physical and mental [...]

Cycling to work2019-08-14T15:45:27+01:00

Renal Unit staff run 10K in memory of patient

5 August 2019 Two Senior Dialysis Assistants at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have raised over £1,200 for the Shropshire and Mid Wales Kidney Patients’ Association (KPA), in memory of a dialysis patient who sadly died earlier this year. Barbara Soden (left) with Rachel and Allison Allison Anderson and Rachel Evans, who have worked at RSH for a [...]

Renal Unit staff run 10K in memory of patient2019-08-07T10:31:58+01:00

Improvements made in Emergency Departments following CQC inspection

2 August 2019 Improvements have been made in the Emergency Departments (EDs) at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in April. The CQC today published reports into its ‘focussed inspection’ of the EDs at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, which took place on 15 and 16 April [...]

Improvements made in Emergency Departments following CQC inspection2019-08-01T16:55:57+01:00

Red Bag scheme rolls out in Shropshire

1 August 2019 People living in care homes in Shropshire are set to benefit from an innovative scheme to help them receive quick and effective treatment following an emergency admission into SaTH's hospitals. The “Red Bag” scheme is a national initiative being trialled by health and care partners in Shropshire, including SaTH. After being successfully implemented in Telford & Wrekin [...]

Red Bag scheme rolls out in Shropshire2019-08-01T09:39:16+01:00

SaTH becomes a stoma friendly Trust

31 July 2019 SaTH has improved its accessible toilets to help patients and visitors living with a stoma. Every single accessible toilet at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, which are run by the Trust, is now stoma friendly. People with stomas have additional needs when they use the toilet, and the provision of hook, [...]

SaTH becomes a stoma friendly Trust2019-07-31T15:59:27+01:00

Off-duty Trainee Nursing Associate saves man’s life after car crash near her home

30 July 2019 A Trainee Nursing Associate at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has been praised for saving a man’s life after she came across a car crash near her home in Telford. Jade Myatt outside AMU Jade Myatt, who works on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), was driving from her uncle’s home in Stirchley to her own [...]

Off-duty Trainee Nursing Associate saves man’s life after car crash near her home2019-08-13T16:25:00+01:00

SaTH wins national award for improving end of life care

29 July 2019 SaTH has scooped a national award which recognises excellence in palliative care provision. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, has been awarded the Dundas Medal. The medal was introduced by the Scottish charity PATCH (Palliation and The Caring Hospital) and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, [...]

SaTH wins national award for improving end of life care2019-07-29T15:43:48+01:00

Trust strengthens its Freedom to Speak Up team

26 July 2019 The trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has strengthened its Freedom to Speak Up team, which now extends to three Guardians and 24 Advocates. Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) Guardians exist in all NHS Trusts. They act in an independent capacity to make hospitals safer for patients and staff by encouraging a more honest environment where [...]

Trust strengthens its Freedom to Speak Up team2019-07-26T12:08:37+01:00

Free bottled water for hospital staff

25 July 2019 Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are helping colleagues to stay cool, on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year. Bosses at SaTH have arranged for bottled water to be given free of charge to doctors, nurses and all other healthcare professionals. Paula Dabbs, Head of Organisational Development at [...]

Free bottled water for hospital staff2019-07-25T10:51:51+01:00

Superhero Tom raising money for Shropshire’s hospitals

25 July 2019  A young superhero from Shropshire has been chosen to partner two Paralympic gold medallists at the 2019 Superhero series – the UK’s only disability sports series for the everyday superhero – and is fundraising on behalf of two Shropshire hospital trusts. Tom McIntyre, 7 from Bourton, near Much Wenlock, will be taking part in the Superhero Tri [...]

Superhero Tom raising money for Shropshire’s hospitals2019-07-26T11:44:51+01:00