11 August 2020 Shropshire’s acute hospitals have been awarded £2 million as part of a £300 million investment announced by the Government today to help the NHS prepare for winter. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, will use the money to convert the former Wrekin [...]
10 August 2020 Shropshire’s acute hospitals have secured almost £50,000 from NHS Charities Together to support a ‘social inclusion’ project aimed at addressing health inequalities in the diverse population they cover. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, will use the money to address [...]
7 August 2020 A leading teaching hospital will provide targeted support to improve services for patients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has entered an Improvement Alliance with SaTH to provide leadership expertise that will support the Trust to offer clinically safe and sustainable patient services. It will be a [...]
5 August 2020 Almost £223,000 has been raised by SaTH Charity in the last three months—almost double the amount raised over the same period last year. In a report to last week’s Trust Board Louise Barnett, Chief Executive, said the figure represents the huge support the Trust has received from local people, local businesses and national support from NHS Charities [...]
3 August 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, local healthcare partners have joined up to improve the hospital discharge process for patients, reducing the time patients wait for discharge support services by an average of two-and-a-half days. In March, the Government published new discharge guidance for NHS Trusts to follow until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance [...]
21 July 2020 NHS Improvement has today published a report following a review of the way SaTH handled a report produced by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) on Maternity Services at the Trust. The report can be seen here. Ben Reid, Chair of SaTH, said: “I accept the findings of the report of the investigation into SaTH’s handling [...]
21 July 2020 An independent review, led by experienced midwife Donna Ockenden, is looking into maternity cases involving families from our communities. Today, we know that the total number of families whose cases are being reviewed is 1,862. We recognise that this will be concerning, both for those families and everyone in our communities, who depend on us for their [...]
10 July 2020 The Audiology Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is working alongside Signal Charity to help every person with tinnitus in the county get the support they need during these challenging times. Together, the organisations have formed new and novel ways to support people experiencing tinnitus across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. These new services [...]
3 July 2020 A waste and resource management firm from Telford has pledge to donate £5 to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) for every new skip or container ordered by customers throughout July. Julia Clark, Director of Corporate Services at SATH, and Tony Munro, Marketing Director at Reconomy in the area that will be renovated at [...]
30 June 2020 Below is a statement in relation to reports about our Maternity services Louise Barnett, Chief Executive at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: "We are aware that a police investigation will be conducted by West Mercia Police to explore whether there is evidence to support a criminal case either against the Trust or any [...]
