7 December 2020 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) A new audiology patient survey has been launched by NHS Shropshire and NHS Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to gather patients’ views on the current service and how it may be improved. The aim of the survey is [...]
23 November 2020 SaTH has teamed up with a waste and resource management firm to look for ideas from budding designers for the renovation of a courtyard at the Princess Royal Hospital. Julia Clark, Director of Corporate Services at SATH, and Tony Munro, Marketing Director at Reconomy, in the area at PRH that will be renovated As part [...]
9 November 2020 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGS) Thousands of residents are in danger of becoming diabetic, say health bosses at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). It is estimated that there are currently over 16,000 residents in the county who are potentially at risk [...]
9 November 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has received a donation from Shrewsbury livestock auctioneers Halls to support the Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Julia Clarke receives the cheque from representatives at Halls Farmers across Shropshire generously donated sheep and calves to be sold to raise funds for the ITU, [...]
13 October 2020 Healthcare providers for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales have come together to celebrate Allied Healthcare Professions (AHPs) Day, which takes place on 14 October. AHPs are the third largest workforce in the NHS covering 14 different professions, 11 of which are represented by The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (SaTH), Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (ShropCom), [...]
8 October 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has secured additional imaging equipment to increase the number of patients that can be scanned as it continues to restore services following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. SaTH, which runs The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (PRH), is also looking at ways [...]
5 October 2020 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire Council: Shropshire’s health leaders are urging Shropshire residents to ‘Step Up’ in the fight against coronavirus and help avoid another lockdown. Last week saw the launch of ‘Step Up Shropshire’ – a new local public health campaign to encourage the county to play their part in minimising the [...]
5 October 2020 This week’s meeting of the Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will be streamed live on Microsoft Teams. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the meeting, which will take place on Thursday (8 October) from 1pm, will be held virtually. Papers for the meeting can be found here. However, as part of SaTH’s [...]
25 September 2020 The first patient in Shropshire’s acute hospitals, who has tested positive for coronavirus, has been treated with plasma as part of a nationwide trial aimed at identifying effective treatments for the disease. The treatment involves the administration of ‘convalescent plasma’ which is taken from the blood of people who have had COVID-19 (coronavirus) and which may contain [...]
23 September 2020 The following information is from colleagues at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Flu vaccination invitations are on their way by post, text message or phone call, say health bosses at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). GP practices across the county are now rolling out their vaccination programmes and Shropshire [...]
