Improved Model Outlined for the Midwifery Led Services Review

1 December 2017 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) An improved model for midwifery led care to provide a wider and more accessible service for local mums and their families is being proposed by Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs following a major review. The review has included the [...]

Improved Model Outlined for the Midwifery Led Services Review2017-12-01T15:02:56+00:00

UPDATE: New MRI scanner installed at RSH

28 November 2017 A new MRI scanner has been lifted into place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of a £1.7 million investment. The new scanner is lifted into place The scanner – which aims to improve treatment and offer faster and more accurate information – was installed at the Treatment Centre on Sunday (26 November). A [...]

UPDATE: New MRI scanner installed at RSH2017-11-28T15:25:06+00:00

Hospital staff praised by young people and parents in national survey

28 November 2017 Staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals provide excellent, friendly care for children and young people. That is the finding of the latest Children and Young People’s Survey published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford scored 8 out of 10 or higher in almost 80% [...]

Hospital staff praised by young people and parents in national survey2017-11-28T15:26:07+00:00

Zero tolerance warning over anti-social behaviour

22 November 2017 SaTH has issued a warning to those who behave anti-socially at its two acute hospitals – it will not be tolerated. Warning letters are always sent to those found intentionally acting in anti-social way at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or any of the Trust’s other sites, while those being physically abusive [...]

Zero tolerance warning over anti-social behaviour2017-11-22T12:18:08+00:00

Think twice: is your accident an emergency?

21 November 2017 People are being asked to think twice whether they need to attend A&E in Shrewsbury or Telford. Hospital bosses at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), are urging people only to attend if they are ‘seriously unwell or critically injured’. Yesterday [...]

Think twice: is your accident an emergency?2017-11-21T12:01:50+00:00

New finger food for patients with dementia introduced at Shropshire hospitals

20 November 2017 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are introducing finger foods specially designed for patients with dementia. From left, Sarah Selley (Dementia Support Worker), Nicola White (Deputy Catering Manager) Nick Parkin (Catering Manager) and Karen Breese (Dementia Clinical Specialist) with the new finger food The launch of the Butterfly Finger Foods is the latest innovation from The Shrewsbury [...]

New finger food for patients with dementia introduced at Shropshire hospitals2017-11-20T11:16:24+00:00

African choir’s impromptu performance at SaTH

6 November 2017 SaTH was the unique location for a very special performance. Patients and staff at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) were treated to a spectacular impromptu performance by members of a children’s choir. The youngsters from the Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir were at the hospital, run by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), for routine [...]

African choir’s impromptu performance at SaTH2017-11-06T12:09:55+00:00

SaTH catering team’s exam success

6 November 2017 Eleven members of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) catering team are celebrating after passing their food safety exams with flying colours. The managerial and supervisory staff, who work at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), all achieved the Level 3 Supervisory Food Safety Qualification. They completed a two day [...]

SaTH catering team’s exam success2017-11-06T11:30:56+00:00

Acute hospitals braced for winter

2 November 2017 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are taking steps to ensure patients continue to receive the best care possible as winter begins to take hold. Simon Wright Chief Executive The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford are already seeing large numbers of people presenting at A&E with conditions related to colder [...]

Acute hospitals braced for winter2017-11-02T16:38:04+00:00

Volunteers plant 10,000 purple crocuses at PRH

1 November 2017 A team of volunteers, including 40 youngsters from a Shropshire secondary school, have planted 10,000 purple crocus bulbs at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). The pupils and staff from Hadley Learning Community in Telford yesterday (October 31) joined members of the Rotary Club of Telford Centre to plant the thousands of little corms in the hospital grounds. [...]

Volunteers plant 10,000 purple crocuses at PRH2017-11-08T11:34:23+00:00