Nurse to swim across English Channel to raise funds for SaTH

15 May 2018 Nurse Melissa Compton is taking the ultimate plunge – and will swim across the Channel in a 22-mile fundraising relay with three friends.      Melissa Compton, who works in ITU They will be aiming to swim in relay between Dover and Calais – with each member swimming for an hour in succession until they [...]

Nurse to swim across English Channel to raise funds for SaTH2018-05-15T14:32:27+01:00

Nurses to climb the Wrekin – in their PJs

10 May 2018 A team of nurses will be donning their walking boots – and their pyjamas - to climb the Wrekin this June. Highlighting the #EndPJParalysis campaign The nurses have pledged to complete the challenge on June 23, to raise awareness of NHS England’s #EndPJparalysis campaign to encourage patients to get out of their pyjamas – and [...]

Nurses to climb the Wrekin – in their PJs2018-05-10T14:00:15+01:00

Extra capacity in place for catch-up NHS breast screening sessions

9 May 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is putting in place extra capacity for women in Shropshire, aged between 70 and 79, to have catch-up breast screening sessions after an NHS IT problem. The catch-up sessions are for women who have been identified as not receiving their invitation from the NHS breast screening programme, due to the [...]

Extra capacity in place for catch-up NHS breast screening sessions2018-05-09T10:56:06+01:00

Wards to move as essential maintenance work takes place at RSH

26 April 2018 Wards at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are to move to allow essential safety and maintenance work to take place at the hospital. To ensure the Ward Block at RSH meets the latest building regulations, remedial work needs to take place and, to enable that to happen, some patients will need to be moved. Ward 21, our [...]

Wards to move as essential maintenance work takes place at RSH2018-04-26T13:32:32+01:00

Phlebotomy service to relocate from Princess House in Shrewsbury

18 April 2018 A phlebotomy service provided at Princess House in Shrewsbury town centre is to move to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. From 1 May, GP patients who have previously used Princess House in The Square will be asked to attend Elizabeth House based at the RSH, which already provides walk-in phlebotomy clinics. The service at Princess House will close [...]

Phlebotomy service to relocate from Princess House in Shrewsbury2018-04-18T09:12:37+01:00

Ophthalmology to re-open to new referrals after successful recruitment campaign

8 March 2018 The Eye Department at SaTH will re-open to new referrals from Sunday, 1 April 2018, following a successful recruitment campaign. The Trust has recruited a number of new staff to senior positions, including consultant ophthalmologists, and reduced waiting lists, enabling the service to re-open to new patients. A clinician is also being trained in Adult Squint Surgery, [...]

Ophthalmology to re-open to new referrals after successful recruitment campaign2018-03-08T11:30:54+00:00

SaTH switches to ‘greener’ drinking straws

9 February 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is switching to biodegradable drinking straws as it continues its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint. Catering Operations Manager Ian Stuart with the new biodegradable straws The straws will be available, when required, at the Caffe Bistro outlets and the canteens at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]

SaTH switches to ‘greener’ drinking straws2018-02-09T11:39:14+00:00

‘Open House’ event to mark World Cancer Day

31 January 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is marking World Cancer Day with an ‘Open House’ on Friday 2 February. The event will be an opportunity for people to come and meet healthcare professionals from the Trust who provide care for people with cancer and support groups, including Macmillan Cancer information and Macmillan Welfare Rights and [...]

‘Open House’ event to mark World Cancer Day2018-01-31T12:18:16+00:00

The Harry Johnson Trust donates children’s pyjamas to SaTH

23 January 2018 The Harry Johnson Trust has kindly donated a wide range of children’s pyjamas to Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Sally Johnson, on behalf of the Harry Johnson Trust, delivered the pyjamas for boys and girls of all ages to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. The pyjamas are for children who have [...]

The Harry Johnson Trust donates children’s pyjamas to SaTH2018-01-23T14:00:52+00:00

AAA screening service for men receives glowing report

16 January 2018 A screening service provided by SaTH has passed its first ever Quality Assurance with flying colours. The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme for Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, is based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH).  Public Health England carried out the Quality Assurance of the screening service and found it to be “well organised” and [...]

AAA screening service for men receives glowing report2018-01-16T09:38:07+00:00