1 December 2017 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) An improved model for midwifery led care to provide a wider and more accessible service for local mums and their families is being proposed by Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs following a major review. The review has included the [...]
28 November 2017 A new MRI scanner has been lifted into place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of a £1.7 million investment. The new scanner is lifted into place The scanner – which aims to improve treatment and offer faster and more accurate information – was installed at the Treatment Centre on Sunday (26 November). A [...]
28 November 2017 Staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals provide excellent, friendly care for children and young people. That is the finding of the latest Children and Young People’s Survey published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford scored 8 out of 10 or higher in almost 80% [...]
21 November 2017 People are being asked to think twice whether they need to attend A&E in Shrewsbury or Telford. Hospital bosses at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), are urging people only to attend if they are ‘seriously unwell or critically injured’. Yesterday [...]
20 November 2017 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are introducing finger foods specially designed for patients with dementia. From left, Sarah Selley (Dementia Support Worker), Nicola White (Deputy Catering Manager) Nick Parkin (Catering Manager) and Karen Breese (Dementia Clinical Specialist) with the new finger food The launch of the Butterfly Finger Foods is the latest innovation from The Shrewsbury [...]
15 November 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Local health chiefs from Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group are encouraging residents with a long term health condition to take control this winter by taking a few simple steps. A flu jab is a must. It’s quick, simple, free and harmless. [...]
6 November 2017 SaTH was the unique location for a very special performance. Patients and staff at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) were treated to a spectacular impromptu performance by members of a children’s choir. The youngsters from the Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir were at the hospital, run by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), for routine [...]
1 November 2017 A team of volunteers, including 40 youngsters from a Shropshire secondary school, have planted 10,000 purple crocus bulbs at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). The pupils and staff from Hadley Learning Community in Telford yesterday (October 31) joined members of the Rotary Club of Telford Centre to plant the thousands of little corms in the hospital grounds. [...]
26 October 2017 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is one of the best in the region when it comes to the length of time patients are spending in hospital. But the Trust is refusing to rest on its laurels as it looks to fulfil its ambition to ensure patients spend the shortest time in hospital possible before being [...]
25 October 2017 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is hosting one of a series of drop-in sessions across Shropshire for patients and staff to share their views on community services. The drop-in sessions are being organised as part of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) review into existing [...]
