14 May 2019 An e-book aimed at helping people find better ways to manage bereavement has been updated and republished with the help of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s End of Life Care team. Jules Lewis, End of Life Care Facilitator, and Jules Lock, End of Life Care Lead Volunteer, have teamed up with Roy Lilley, founder of [...]
13 May 2019 We’re all going to die, but many of us find it difficult to talk, or even think, about what lies ahead, or consider what it might feel like to lose someone we care for. The End of Life Care Service at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH), which runs the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (PRH) [...]
9 May 2019 A family has made a kind donation to a new Doctors’ Mess at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford as a thank you for the care given to their children following an horrific quad bike accident. Jay'D McYoung Rob and Burnadette McYoung, who own Door Loading Services UK Ltd in Telford, have donated roller [...]
8 May 2019 Plans to make surgery as safe as it can be have been unveiled by SaTH. They include reducing interruptions in theatre, developing theatre team leaders and ensuring that key theatre procedures are given more priority. It follows an in-depth look by Trust into the way the theatres operate at PRH and RSH. The Trust wants to learn [...]
7 May 2019 SaTH has appointed an interim Deputy Chief Executive. Bev Tabernacle will join the Trust for seven months starting on 1 June until 31 December 2019. Bev will be on secondment from her role as Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Executive at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Bev was also previously [...]
6 May 2019 After a knee injury left her walking with a stick and needing stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis, Shropshire nurse Melissa Compton had no choice but to abandon her love of skiing. Yet determined to stay fit and indulge her love for the outdoors, Melissa discovered a new passion - open water swimming. Whatever the weather or the [...]
2 May 2019 Specialists at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals have carried out their 1,000th procedure to release tongue-tie in babies, to help improve breastfeeding. Midwives Emma Morris, Debbie Sharpe and Sandra Umataliev with William Turrell and his parents Alexander and Alina Midwife-led Tongue-tie release (frenulotomy) has been available at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]
1 May 2019 The Anticoagulation team at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has received glowing results from a survey designed to measure how happy patients are with their telephone-based service. SaTH's Anticogulation Team The survey, which was sent to more than 900 patients, showed that 99% of respondents were very satisfied or satisfied with their [...]
1 May 2019 Shropshire’s See and Hear Exhibition will again be hosting a fantastic range of events and activities for people with sight and hearing loss at Shrewsbury Sports Village on Wednesday 15 May. Now in its twelfth successful year, the free event has gained national recognition bringing together the very best in hearing and sight support from across Shropshire and [...]
30 April 2019 The coffee shop and restaurant at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have been awarded five-star hygiene ratings. The team at SaTH celebrate receiving their five-star food hygiene award. Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) gave the rating to Caffe Bistro and the main Mytton Restaurant during a recent inspection. Shelley Gooding, Food Safety Compliance Manager at The [...]
