New Director of Nursing appointed

28 August 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has appointed Hayley Flavell as Director of Nursing, replacing Maggie Bayley, Interim Chief Nurse. Hayley Flavell, new Director of Nursing Hayley is currently Deputy Chief Nurse at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), with significant experience in senior nursing leadership roles, with a current focus on quality, [...]

New Director of Nursing appointed2020-08-28T11:17:27+01:00

Redeployed SaTH trauma team thanked for hard work at RJAH

24 August 2020 Eight fantastic healthcare workers from SaTH got to have their cake and eat it – at a special afternoon tea laid on to thank them for their hard work at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH). SaTH staff members who have been working at RJAH with Debbie Kadum, Interim Managing Director for the [...]

Redeployed SaTH trauma team thanked for hard work at RJAH2020-10-16T12:27:11+01:00

£2 million funding secured as hospitals prepare for winter

11 August 2020 Shropshire’s acute hospitals have been awarded £2 million as part of a £300 million investment announced by the Government today to help the NHS prepare for winter. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, will use the money to convert the former Wrekin [...]

£2 million funding secured as hospitals prepare for winter2020-08-11T13:05:09+01:00

Hospitals secure £50,000 grant to help address health inequalities

10 August 2020 Shropshire’s acute hospitals have secured almost £50,000 from NHS Charities Together to support a ‘social inclusion’ project aimed at addressing health inequalities in the diverse population they cover. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, will use the money to address [...]

Hospitals secure £50,000 grant to help address health inequalities2020-08-10T09:51:04+01:00

New Improvement Alliance set to improve services for patients in Shropshire

7 August 2020 A leading teaching hospital will provide targeted support to improve services for patients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has entered an Improvement Alliance with SaTH to provide leadership expertise that will support the Trust to offer clinically safe and sustainable patient services. It will be a [...]

New Improvement Alliance set to improve services for patients in Shropshire2020-08-07T14:06:24+01:00

Sweet fundraising effort by Isla and Fay

5 August 2020 On your marks, get set, bake! Twelve-year-old best friends Isla Linney and Fay Bradley have raised over £200 for SaTH Charity, by holding a local bake sale. Isla Linney and Fay Bradley with Karen Breese There were no soggy bottoms for Isla and Fay, from Meole Village, Shrewsbury, who put their baking skills to good [...]

Sweet fundraising effort by Isla and Fay2020-08-05T09:24:16+01:00

200,000 thank yous to SaTH

5 August 2020 Almost £223,000 has been raised by SaTH Charity in the last three months—almost double the amount raised over the same period last year. In a report to last week’s Trust Board Louise Barnett, Chief Executive, said the figure represents the huge support the Trust has received from local people, local businesses and national support from NHS Charities [...]

200,000 thank yous to SaTH2020-08-05T09:14:07+01:00

Local healthcare partners unite to discharge patients safely from hospital in record time

3 August 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, local healthcare partners have joined up to improve the hospital discharge process for patients, reducing the time patients wait for discharge support services by an average of two-and-a-half days. In March, the Government published new discharge guidance for NHS Trusts to follow until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance [...]

Local healthcare partners unite to discharge patients safely from hospital in record time2020-08-04T09:28:33+01:00

Review into handling of RCOG report

21 July 2020 NHS Improvement has today published a report following a review of the way SaTH handled a report produced by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) on Maternity Services at the Trust. The report can be seen here. Ben Reid, Chair of SaTH, said: “I accept the findings of the report of the investigation into SaTH’s handling [...]

Review into handling of RCOG report2020-07-21T11:19:07+01:00

Open letter to the people served by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

21 July 2020 An independent review, led by experienced midwife Donna Ockenden, is looking into maternity cases involving families from our communities. Today, we know that the total number of families whose cases are being reviewed is 1,862. We recognise that this will be concerning, both for those families and everyone in our communities, who depend on us for their [...]

Open letter to the people served by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust2020-07-21T09:43:23+01:00