18 October 2017 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) The NHS in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin is asking women, their partners and families to get involved in shaping local maternity services. NHS organisations, Healthwatch and local councils, are working together as a Local Maternity System (LMS) to design [...]
16 October 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is ahead of the game when it comes to promoting healthy eating. Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS, has said sweets and chocolate sold in hospitals should be 250 calories or under. The proposals would also see 75% of pre-packed sandwiches coming in at under 400 calories. Pre-packed [...]
5 October 2017 Musician Andrew Pearce entertaining patients and staff on Ward 25G at RSH People receiving treatment on a ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have been treated to an impromptu concert – thanks to a fellow patient. Andrew Pearce, 22, has been entertaining patients and staff on Ward 25 Gastro after being admitted in the [...]
16 August 2017 A major inspection report published today by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has praised the caring and compassionate staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The report – which also identifies important areas for improvement at the Trust which runs Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) - follows an [...]
10 August 2017 The following information is from our colleagues at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Health leaders met tonight to discuss the next steps towards providing safe and sustainable hospital services for patients from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. They agreed unanimously to support moving towards public consultation on all clinically and financially [...]
NHS Future Fit press release 1 August 2017 Local health and social care partners met yesterday (31 July) to consider the next steps to transform hospital services for local patients in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Powys. The Future Fit programme board reviewed the additional assurance work that has been carried out to decide whether the time is right for [...]
29 June 2017 The trust which runs maternity services in Shropshire has today published a report looking at the service over the last 10 years. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) strives to give the safest and kindest care to all mums and babies we look after. Whilst we achieve this on most occasions, we know we don’t [...]
26 June 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals can provide radiotherapy treatment to more cancer patients than ever before thanks to the arrival of an additional Linear Accelerator (Linac). Staff take a look at the new Linac machine The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH’s) third linear accelerator, which is based in the Radiotherapy [...]
Services at Oswestry Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Wednesday 7 June) until 8am tomorrow (Thursday 8 June). Women booked to give birth at Oswestry 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 birth at Oswestry MLU require support [...]
13 April 2017 You may be aware of media interest in our Maternity service following some tragic deaths of babies in which failings in care have been identified. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has issued the following statement: “The death of a baby is the most tragic event imaginable and we again apologise unreservedly [...]
