25 April 2020 A primary school pupil with a passion for music has spent ‘lockdown’ learning the trade of a DJ and will this Sunday perform a live set on social media to raise money for the NHS. Olivia Harris, 10, from Shrewsbury, who now goes by the stage name of DJ Livi, will perform her set at 4pm on [...]
24 April 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has thanked the public for their support and donations during the coronavirus pandemic. Local communities and businesses have rallied to show support to hospital staff, donating a range of treats to brighten up their days, including handmade scrubs, hot takeaway meals, chocolates, toiletries, uniform wash bags and more. Louise [...]
24 April 2020 People should continue to seek medical help when needed, including from their GP practices, Urgent Treatment Centres, Minor Injury Units and the Emergency Departments at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The Emergency Departments remain open for patients who have suffered a serious injury, severe illness or a medical emergency. Choking, [...]
3 April 2020 Help for patients requiring urgent and emergency care is still available across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin while health experts deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the advice for most people remains ‘Stay at Home’, medical care is still available through GP surgeries and the Emergency Departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and [...]
21 March 2020 Dr Arne Rose, Medical Director at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “Sadly, we can confirm that a woman who was being cared for at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and had tested positive for COVID-19, has died. “The patient, who died on 15 March, was in her 40s and had serious underlying [...]
18 March 2020 Yesterday, Sir Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of the NHS, wrote to NHS Trusts advising them for the need to postpone all non-urgent elective operations for a period of at least three months. Below is a statement from our Medical Director, Dr Arne Rose: “As the Chief Medical Officer has stated, NHS services are likely to come under intense pressure as [...]
24 February 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has taken immediate action after a number of issues were raised by the Care Quality Commission following unannounced inspections to the Trust’s two Emergency Departments (EDs). The CQC visited the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford last week and has written to the [...]
19 February 2020 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are taking an innovative approach to improving patient safety by closing their theatres every couple of months to implement Human Factors training. Human Factors training in a theatre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Healthcare professionals are always exploring new ways to make services safer. But it’s complicated, and there is so [...]
12 February 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is ranked fourth in the NHS for its involvement in a scheme which encourages the recycling, reusing or rehoming of old equipment. SaTH uses a system called Warp-it to make it easy for staff to give surplus items that they no longer need to colleagues in the Trust. The [...]
10 February 2020 Louise Barnett today took up her role as Chief Executive for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Louise Barnett Louise has joined SaTH, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, from The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, having joined them as interim Chief Executive in October 2013, prior [...]
