3 June 2019 A Shropshire woman has raised over £1,200 for the SaTH Charity’s Shropshire Blood Trust Fund and thanked her consultant for the care he gave throughout her cancer treatment. Haematology Unit Manager Linda Morgan with Lizzie Grocott-James Lizzie Grocott-James received treatment at the The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Lingen Davies Centre which is part [...]
3 June 2019 The Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is to leave the Trust and take up a role working with Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships. Simon Wright joined SaTH in September 2015, having previously been the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Simon said: “The [...]
31 May 2019 The trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has approved plans to nearly double the number of nursing staff at its two A&E departments. The number of full-time emergency department nurses at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (PRH) is now [...]
31 May 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is raising awareness of the invaluable work carried out by its Dietetics team throughout next week as it celebrates Dietitians Week. Dietitians at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (PRH) assess, diagnose and [...]
By Katie McLaughlin, Clinical Lead Dietitian, Macmillan Integrated Therapy Service at SaTH Macmillan Dietitians are experts at assessing and treating a wide range of nutritional issues that can develop as a result of cancer or its treatment. We identify patients who are at high risk of malnutrition and work to maintain their nutritional status during treatment. We discuss common barriers [...]
30 May 2019 Hospital staff who have gone the extra mile for their patients and colleagues have been commended for their fantastic efforts. The staff, who work for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, have been crowned winners of a VIP (Values In Practice) Award. The [...]
29 May 2019 The Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford have donated equipment to the hospital’s falls prevention team. New chairs, parallel bars and a collection of weights were presented to the team, based in the Paul Brown Building at PRH, to help improve the quality of the exercise classes they hold for patients who have fallen, [...]
28 May 2019 A German student nurse is planning to take up a career in the NHS with the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals after undertaking six weeks work experience in the county. Christien Hagen Christien Hagen, a third year student nurse, contacted The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) because she wanted to explore the [...]
20 May 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is promoting the message of insulin safety awareness as part of Insulin Safety Week, a national campaign which starts today. In the UK, two in five people with diabetes on insulin experience an error related to the administration of the drug while in hospital, according to the results from [...]
17 May 2019 Around 80% of hospital patients will have swallowing difficulties in the last 72 hours of life, so the trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has introduced an alternative to nil by mouth which improves both patient experience, and allows loved ones to be involved in their care. ‘Taste for Pleasure’ means that when receiving end of [...]
