12 May 2021 Nursing teams and the care they provide for patients at SaTH are being celebrated today to mark International Nurses’ Day (IND). This year, as well as showcasing the nursing profession to encourage others to join, IND will recognise the contribution made by nurses in all roles, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has meant that nursing teams [...]
4 May 2021 Every year on 5 May the world comes together to celebrate International Day of the Midwife (IDM) and to acknowledge the critical role midwives fulfil. A husband and wife from Dawley Bank have chosen IDM to publically thank their midwives at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs maternity services for women in Shropshire, [...]
30 March 2021 Colleagues working on a ward at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford can now take their breaks in a staff room with a difference. A ‘Royal Dome’ pod has been installed outside the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) where staff can now go to rest during their shifts. The dome is fully equipped with heating and lighting [...]
22 March 2021 Two landscaped gardens are to be created at Shropshire’s acute hospitals in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore. A courtyard at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and an area outside the ward block at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are to be transformed and named in memory of Captain Sir Tom. Both gardens will be areas [...]
26 January 2021 A team of volunteers is helping patients being cared for at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals receive essential supplies from home. Response volunteers at PRH No visitors (except in exceptional circumstances) are currently allowed to visit inpatients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
21 January 2021 An appeal has been made for people keen on sewing to help make sleepwear for patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. The nightwear will be for those patients who do not have a spare change of clothes because COVID-19 restrictions or isolation has meant relatives are not able to get to the Princess Royal Hospital in [...]
16 December 2020 A newly-built expanded Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, which will help reduce hospital admissions and improve patient experience, will be operational later this month. The centre, next to the hospital’s A&E Department, will house a larger Acute Medical Same Day Emergency Care service running seven-days-a-week. Patients seen in the SDEC will [...]
9 December 2020 Hospital staff on the front line of the NHS fight against coronavirus are being helped to unwind thanks to some first class support from airline crews. Project Wingman is coming to SaTH. Picture taken at another hospital. Healthcare workers and support staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are being treated to [...]
18 November 2020 SaTH has welcomed the announcement that Government funding is being made available to move forward with plans to transform hospital services for the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. Health Minister Edward Argar MP confirmed that £6m of funding has been approved in principle for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), to develop plans for the [...]
23 October 2020 Visiting has been suspended to all wards at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This decision has not been made lightly and aims to reduce the number of people coming into the hospitals, in order to protect patients. The changes are now in effect and will remain [...]
