15 February 2017 Shrewsbury Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be closed temporarily this weekend to allow essential maintenance work to take place. The MLU at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be closed from 5pm on Friday (17 February) until 8pm on Sunday (19 February) due to on-going refurbishment work being undertaken at the Copthorne Building, which houses the unit. The work [...]
14 February 2017 Roses are red, Violets are blue, if you’re unsure about Sepsis, we’ll give you a clue! Sister Sharon Hollister, from Ward 17 at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, is presented with one of the cards by Dr Edwin Borman, Medical Director. The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is using Valentine’s Day [...]
9 February 2017 Shrewsbury Town and Bury football legend Ryan Lowe has been among the many well-wishers as Brian Allen continues to make a recovery in the hands of doctors and nurses at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Footballer Ryan Lowe Brian was taken to RSH by ambulance after suffering a cardiac arrest before Shrewsbury Town’s 2-1 victory [...]
8 February 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to host a conference which will look at improvements in care for people living with dementia. The conference – Changing Dementia Care – will take place at the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on 18 May 2017. Speakers confirmed for the event include Chris Roberts and [...]
8 February 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group’s primary care committee has approved the decision not to renew the contract of Malling Health Wrekin, and will now look to reinvest resources into local GP practices in anticipation of the practice closing at the end of July. [...]
7 February 2017 The following statement is from our colleagues at NHS Future Fit. Today (Tuesday, 7 February) health and social care leaders agreed the next steps for the NHS Future Fit programme. Partners are in agreement that work must continue to identify a long term solution for the challenges faced by local hospitals. Partners have agreed to commission an [...]
7 February 2017 Improved facilities for cancer patients are to be created at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) thanks to a £235,284 bequest. From left, Dr Stephen McKew (Clinical Director for Oncology and Haematology), Christine Hayward (Bernadette’s sister), Anne Winn (Bernadette’s sister) and Dr Nigel O’Connor (Consultant Haematologist). Bernadette Roberts, of Shifnal, was [...]
2 February 2017 Doctors across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are advising people to consider using alternatives to accident and emergency units as local hospitals face an increase in demand for services. There has been a large increase in demand locally, and leading doctors are advising people suffering from minor illness or injuries to use other more appropriate health services [...]
30 January 2017 Sandwiches and salads will soon return to the menus at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. A new supplier has been sourced to provide sandwiches and salads to patients, families and 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. Patients on wards [...]
24 January 2017 Shropshire’s acute hospitals continue to experience very high levels of demand, with health officials repeating their call for people to think about whether their visit to A&E is really necessary. The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford continue to see a rising number of patients coming to A&E, with almost 100 more patients [...]
