NHS needs more men to start donating blood during 2020

10 January 2020 The following information is from our colleagues at NHS Blood and Transplant There is a vital need for more men in the West Midlands to start donating blood in the New Year because of a serious imbalance in the gender of new donors. During 2019, only 42% of the new donors in the West Midlands region were [...]

NHS needs more men to start donating blood during 20202020-01-13T12:51:00+00:00

New Midwife Led Unit is lifted into place at PRH

30 December 2019 The building which will house a new state-of-the-art Midwife Led Unit (MLU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has been lifted into place. The new MLU, which is being created next to the Consultant Led Unit, will also allow The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs PRH, to create additional beds to [...]

New Midwife Led Unit is lifted into place at PRH2019-12-30T12:47:53+00:00

Another Swan Room for SaTH following generous donations

23 December 2019 A new Swan Room has been created to provide dignity and privacy for patients at the end of life at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Susan Jones and Val Alcock in the new Swan Room The latest Swan Room on Ward 32 Short Stay at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) was made [...]

Another Swan Room for SaTH following generous donations2019-12-23T14:13:22+00:00

Vanguard Unit now in use at the Princess Royal Hospital

19 December 2019 A mobile recovery unit is now in place at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford with the first patients being seen from this week. The Vanguard Unit, situated towards the rear of the hospital, has been brought in to help alleviate the impact that winter pressures have on day surgery – same day surgery that does [...]

Vanguard Unit now in use at the Princess Royal Hospital2019-12-19T15:26:39+00:00

Help the NHS help you this Christmas

18 December 2019 Demand is always high for NHS urgent and emergency services during winter and particularly at Christmas and new year. Pressure builds as the weather gets colder and plummeting temperatures can result in more people being admitted to hospital. As a result, the NHS has started planning earlier than ever before with hospitals, GPs, social services and other [...]

Help the NHS help you this Christmas2019-12-18T16:03:12+00:00

SaTH Charity Christmas Jumper Day

13 December 2019 Hundreds of people swapped their day wear and took part in Christmas Jumper Day today (Friday 13 December) to raise money for SaTH Charity. Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, donned their favourite Christmas Jumper, T-Shirt or [...]

SaTH Charity Christmas Jumper Day2019-12-13T15:36:11+00:00

ReSPECT introduced at Shropshire’s acute hospitals

11 December 2019 The wishes of patients are being prioritised in a new way for doctors to record how someone wants to be cared for at the end of their life. SaTH has recently introduced the national ReSPECT process, along with health and care partners across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. ReSPECT - Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Treatment and [...]

ReSPECT introduced at Shropshire’s acute hospitals2019-12-11T11:48:25+00:00

Christmas comes to Trust’s patients and staff

10 December 2019 The Catering Team at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is hoping to bring some seasonal cheer to those who find themselves in hospital this Christmas. The team has been working on a project to make Christmas Day lunch special so inpatients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or [...]

Christmas comes to Trust’s patients and staff2019-12-10T16:31:16+00:00

Trust celebrates its learners

29 November 2019  Nearly 100 members of staff at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals were celebrated for a host of learning achievements this week. Over the past 12 months, staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford have completed qualifications including: Masters [...]

Trust celebrates its learners2019-11-29T13:42:21+00:00

Happy birthday, Gertrude!

27 November 2019 Staff at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have helped a patient to celebrate her 100th birthday. Staff on AMU help Gertrude celebrate When Gertrude Gibson, who lives near Oswestry, found herself in hospital on her big day, staff on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) were determined that she would still be able to mark the [...]

Happy birthday, Gertrude!2019-11-27T12:42:34+00:00