19 July 2018 A Shropshire hospital worker is to ride the equivalent of the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales to raise money to improve end of life care. Craig Edwards, left, and Richard Humphries prepare for their epic ride Craig Edwards will tackle his “Three Peaks Challenge” by ascending the infamous Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen 10 [...]
13 July 2018 A fund set up to benefit patients at the end of their life, and their families, has raised almost £18,000 in the three years since it was launched. The Swan Fund was set up at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in July 2015 by End of Life Care Facilitator Jules Lewis. It was launched with [...]
13 April 2018 Patients, visitors and staff at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will have the chance to win a fantastic food hamper while supporting end of life care. Jules Lewis and Nick Parkin with the hamper The hamper has been donated by the Catering team and will be raffled off to support the Swan Fund at The [...]
11 May 2017 A new room which will provide privacy and dignity for patients at the end of their life has been opened by the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to mark Dying Matters Week. Carol Bagnall, Matron on Ward 27, and Bernie Moore, whose wife, Trish, was cared for by the Trust, open the Swan Room. [...]
