4 February 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and Shrewsbury Colleges Group (SCG) will combine forces next week to host the second joint NHS Careers Live event for young people in education. The event, which will take place from 4pm until 7pm at The Shropshire Conference Centre on Wednesday 12 February, will showcase the range of exciting [...]
30 January 2020 New mums in Shropshire feel cared for during labour and birth and have their concerns taken seriously, a new survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found. The 2019 CQC Maternity Survey found that women cared for by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) had confidence and trust in the staff caring for them [...]
28 January 2020 A new sign has been installed outside the Lingen Davies Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to help patients who are living with Dementia. The idea for the sign followed a walkabout by members of the Radiotherapy team who are based within the centre at RSH, and George Rook, Chair of Shropshire Dementia Action Alliance, who [...]
17 January 2020 People are being urged to use the right NHS service for their needs, as local health services have been put under increased pressure due to high demand across the county. Leaders from the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) are asking people to do what they can to prevent themselves becoming unwell and make [...]
10 January 2020 The following information is from our colleagues at NHS Blood and Transplant There is a vital need for more men in the West Midlands to start donating blood in the New Year because of a serious imbalance in the gender of new donors. During 2019, only 42% of the new donors in the West Midlands region were [...]
7 January 2020 The following information is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Health bosses at NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are advising residents that they do not need to see a GP with symptoms of a common cold. You can usually treat a cold at home or speak to your local pharmacist for advice on [...]
3 January 2020 2020 is the year SaTH team member Amanda Cheeseman will take her place on the start line of the 2020 London Marathon after successfully landing a place to raise money for the Trust’s charity. Amanda gained her place through a ballot for staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Amanda, who lives near Wem, [...]
30 December 2019 The building which will house a new state-of-the-art Midwife Led Unit (MLU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has been lifted into place. The new MLU, which is being created next to the Consultant Led Unit, will also allow The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs PRH, to create additional beds to [...]
27 December 2019 More than 100 bikers dressed in festive outfits have visited the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to drop off a van brimming with donated gifts for young patients. The group from the Midlands Riders arrived at RSH, which along with the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford forms The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, to drop off [...]
23 December 2019 A new Swan Room has been created to provide dignity and privacy for patients at the end of life at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Susan Jones and Val Alcock in the new Swan Room The latest Swan Room on Ward 32 Short Stay at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) was made [...]
