Official opening for the Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre

13 November 2018 Staff past and present attended the official opening of The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre – along with some of the families who have been helped by the clinic over the last 15 years.  Councillor Peter Nutting plants the tree The centre, which is one of the top IVF clinics in the country, relocated from [...]

Official opening for the Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre2018-11-13T12:21:00+00:00

SaTH to host its first ever Cancer Conference

8 November 2018 SaTH is to hold its first ever Cancer Conference featuring a host of speakers including Chris Pointon, husband of the inspiring Dr Kate Granger MBE and co-founder of the #hellomynameis campaign. The Conference, entitled ‘Cancer: Advancing into the Future’ is being sponsored by Macmillan Cancer Support, and will take place on Friday (9 November) at the Shropshire [...]

SaTH to host its first ever Cancer Conference2018-11-08T10:11:59+00:00

Official opening for The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre

6 November 2018 The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre will celebrate its move to a new state-of-the-art facility with an official opening on Saturday 10 November – when staff will be joined by families who have been helped by the service. The centre, which is one of the top IVF clinics in the country, moved to the Severn Fields Health [...]

Official opening for The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre2019-09-20T14:22:28+01:00

Clinical trials staff swap places to become the guinea pigs

26 October 2018 The tables have been turned on the Clinical Trials team at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) – who have volunteered to be the research ‘guinea pigs’. The research team, along with other staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), are taking part in a research trial with the University Centre Shrewsbury. The study is [...]

Clinical trials staff swap places to become the guinea pigs2018-10-26T10:41:30+01:00

Shrewsbury MLU re-opens following £500,000 refurbishment

24 October 2018 Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit has fully re-opened following a £500,000 refurbishment, which was designed with the help of mothers, their families and staff. Services at the MLU, which is based in the Copthorne Building at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, had to be relocated to another part of the building back in February after heavy winter snowfall caused [...]

Shrewsbury MLU re-opens following £500,000 refurbishment2018-10-26T10:59:16+01:00

Shropshire hospitals tackle Consultant Radiologist shortage

1 October 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are combating a national shortage in Consultant Radiologists to ensure women who need a referral to the breast service are receiving their first appointment within two weeks. The Breast Surgery and Breast Imaging team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have been working closely to address the issues following the [...]

Shropshire hospitals tackle Consultant Radiologist shortage2018-10-01T15:22:33+01:00

Patient says thank you to nurses with a special gift

18 September 2018 A patient at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has kindly gifted a coffee machine to the nurses caring for him as a thank you. The 29-year-old, who lives near Bridgnorth, is currently being treated on Ward 22 following a road traffic accident in July. Sister Becky Roberts and Staff Nurse Del Young with the gift from a [...]

Patient says thank you to nurses with a special gift2018-09-18T09:18:14+01:00

Temporary suspension of inpatient services at Shrewsbury MLU

7 September 2018 Inpatient services, including births, at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) are to be temporarily suspended from 8pm today (Friday 7 September) until 8.30am on Monday 10 September. Antenatal and postnatal outpatient services will continue. Women booked to give birth at Shrewsbury MLU who go into labour during this time will be offered a birth at either Wrekin [...]

Temporary suspension of inpatient services at Shrewsbury MLU2018-09-07T15:39:07+01:00

Charity donation strikes a chord with our electricians

27 July 2018 The League of Friends at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is hoping to get more than a few notes from its latest charity donation—thanks to the help of two of our electricians. From left: Mark Arnold, Paul Wenlock and Lee Herkes with the guitar. The League was donated an electric guitar to sell, but nobody knew [...]

Charity donation strikes a chord with our electricians2018-07-27T11:36:44+01:00

Fertility Centre moves to new state-of-the-art home

18 July 2018 The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre has opened the doors at its new home – one of the most modern, state-of-the-art facilities in the UK. Jason Kasraie in the new laboratory The centre, one of the top IVF clinics in the country, has moved to the Severn Fields Health Village on Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury. [...]

Fertility Centre moves to new state-of-the-art home2018-07-18T08:32:55+01:00