18 April 2019 The work of staff who provide care for patients, families and carers will be celebrated next week when the trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals takes part in Experience of Care Week. Experience of Care Week is an international initiative, running from 22 April to 26 April, which recognises the value of each health worker’s contribution [...]
17 April 2019 A team at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has developed its own newspaper to help cancer patients understand more about their treatment. Bernadette Mortiboy shows the newspaper to patient William Fearson The Radiotherapy Team based at the Lingen Davies Centre has produced Radiotherapy News, a monthly newsletter which provides information about what’s happening in the department, [...]
16 April 2019 A member of staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is preparing to run next week’s London Marathon in memory of her sister, who died from a brain tumour at the age of just 10. Lena Riemke-Maw, an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) at the Trust will take part in the world famous race on [...]
15 April 2019 A team at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is developing new ways of working to try to reduce the number of full-term babies unexpectedly admitted onto the Neonatal Unit. As part of a national project called ATAIN (Avoiding Term Admissions Into Neonatal units) to reduce admissions, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) [...]
12 April 2019 A surgeon at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has won a gold medal at the British University Taekwondo Championships. SaTH surgeon Shko Resool with his gold medal Shko Resool, a Surgical Trainee in Vascular Surgery at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and [...]
11 April 2019 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has appointed an Interim Director of Nursing. Barbara Beal Barbara Beal will join The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, in May. Barbara is currently Interim Chief Nurse of London North West University Healthcare [...]
10 April 2019 Ward staff and dementia specialists at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have joined forces to transform an uninspiring day room into a town square complete with a café, newsagent and views of St Chad’s Church. The ‘Shrewsbury Scene’ has been created in a space on Ward 21 which was (previously used [...]
9 April 2019 The family of a woman who was allowed to leave hospital to spend her last days at home with her family have donated money from her funeral to the End of Life Care service at Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Louise Wardle was an inpatient on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). She sadly [...]
5 April 2019 A surgeon at Shropshire’s acute hospitals is leading the campaign in the county for a new cycling velodrome to be built in the West Midlands ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. From left, Consultant Richard Roach (left) with former professional cyclist Hugh Porter MBE and David Viner (former cyclist). Richard Roach, who has worked at [...]
4 April 2019 A member of staff from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is taking a leap into the unknown by jumping out of an aeroplane at 10,000 feet on 4 May to raise funds for SaTH Charity’s dementia appeal. By taking on a tandem skydive Holly Bebb, who works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as [...]
