25 July 2019 A young superhero from Shropshire has been chosen to partner two Paralympic gold medallists at the 2019 Superhero series – the UK’s only disability sports series for the everyday superhero – and is fundraising on behalf of two Shropshire hospital trusts. Tom McIntyre, 7 from Bourton, near Much Wenlock, will be taking part in the Superhero Tri [...]
24 July 2019 Total laparoscopic hysterectomies can now be done as outpatient surgery at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Women who come to PRH for a major surgical procedure which involves removing the uterus and the cervix using keyhole surgery can now go home the same day. Prior to this surgical technique patients would routinely stay in hospital [...]
22 July 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is introducing yellow name badges for its staff to improve patient experience and address barriers and inequalities for patients with visual and cognitive impairments. The new standard name badge for all staff consists of bold black text on a yellow background and incorporates the #hellomynameis logo to remind healthcare [...]
19 July 2019 Staff across the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals donned red today (Friday 19 July) to raise awareness of Sepsis. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust joined Wear Red Day, organised by the UK Sepsis Trust. Across the Trust, scores of staff donned an item of red clothing (or a red wig!) to help raise [...]
19 July 2019 A volunteer at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been shortlisted for an award to thank her for her efforts in helping to improve end of life care. Jules Lock has been shortlisted in the Volunteer of the Year Category in the Shropshire Star’s Great Big Thank You Awards. Jules has been the lead [...]
16 July 2019 A staff member at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has cycled 176 miles to raise awareness of Diabetes-related foot amputations. Along with a team of seven other concerned clinicians and industry representatives, last week Rob Clarke, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in Acute Medicine at RSH, cycled one mile for every toe, foot and leg amputation each [...]
15 July 2019 The Breast Imaging Department at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has moved to a new, dedicated location to improve care for patients. The new department brings breast imaging services at PRH into one location which includes a new private waiting area and changing cubicles as well as a new mammography suite. The aim is to [...]
12 July 2019 A new model of care has been launched at SaTH to improve outcomes and reduce the length of stay in hospital for patients undergoing hip and knee replacements. It follows a successful year-long pilot of an Enhanced Recovery programme at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford for those having elective surgery for joint replacements. This new [...]
8 July 2019 A Charity Fun Day hosted by the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has been hailed a great success. From left, Karen Breese, Dementia Nurse Specialist; Andrew James from SaTH Charity; Josh Laurent from Shrewsbury Town and Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate Governance Hundreds of people gathered at the Shropshire Conference Centre in the grounds [...]
5 July 2019 Pupils at a school in Shrewsbury have donated more than £3,700 to a fund set up to benefit patients at the end of life at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. The Priory School presented a cheque for £3,732.32 to SaTH's Swan Fund this week. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals, intends to use [...]
