Statement: Death of a patient with COVID-19

21 March 2020 Dr Arne Rose, Medical Director at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “Sadly, we can confirm that a woman who was being cared for at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and had tested positive for COVID-19, has died. “The patient, who died on 15 March, was in her 40s and had serious underlying [...]

Statement: Death of a patient with COVID-192020-03-21T17:31:21+00:00

Coronavirus: Trust Board meeting to become largely ‘virtual’

20 March 2020 Next week’s meeting of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Board is to become largely ‘virtual’, with members of the public being urged not to attend. SaTH’s Board meetings are normally held in public, but in order to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus, a decision has been made to hold the meeting remotely for [...]

Coronavirus: Trust Board meeting to become largely ‘virtual’2020-03-26T15:18:11+00:00

Coronavirus: Statement on postponed procedures

18 March 2020 Yesterday, Sir Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of the NHS, wrote to NHS Trusts advising them for the need to postpone all non-urgent elective operations for a period of at least three months. Below is a statement from our Medical Director, Dr Arne Rose: “As the Chief Medical Officer has stated, NHS services are likely to come under intense pressure as [...]

Coronavirus: Statement on postponed procedures2020-03-19T12:18:55+00:00

Coronavirus: Disappointment for Amanda as London Marathon is postponed

17 March 2020 A member of staff at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals today expressed her disappointment that she will not be able to take part in the London Marathon next month, after organisers took the decision to postpone the event until October following expert advice to reduce the spread of coronavirus. But Amanda Cheeseman, who is raising [...]

Coronavirus: Disappointment for Amanda as London Marathon is postponed2020-03-18T13:36:59+00:00

£6million investment to launch an electronic patient record system

11 March 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has secured £6 million to launch an electronic patient record system which will improve the way care is delivered to patients. The new system, which is being funded as part of the Government’s Digital Aspirant Programme, will enable The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) to replace outdated [...]

£6million investment to launch an electronic patient record system2020-03-18T15:09:46+00:00

Shropshire-based car parts manufacturer donates toys to Children’s Ward

28 February 2020 A Shropshire business has donated a football table and a large selection of cuddly toys to the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). Staff from the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford with cuddly Jaguar toys donated by staff at SNG Barratt, based in Bridgnorth. The picture was taken outside [...]

Shropshire-based car parts manufacturer donates toys to Children’s Ward2020-02-28T11:48:23+00:00

Trust taking immediate action following CQC inspection

24 February 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has taken immediate action after a number of issues were raised by the Care Quality Commission following unannounced inspections to the Trust’s two Emergency Departments (EDs). The CQC visited the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford last week and has written to the [...]

Trust taking immediate action following CQC inspection2020-02-24T20:14:31+00:00

Innovative approach to improving patient safety in hospital operating theatres

19 February 2020 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are taking an innovative approach to improving patient safety by closing their theatres every couple of months to implement Human Factors training. Human Factors training in a theatre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Healthcare professionals are always exploring new ways to make services safer. But it’s complicated, and there is so [...]

Innovative approach to improving patient safety in hospital operating theatres2020-02-19T14:54:57+00:00

SaTH ranked 4th in NHS for recycling scheme

12 February 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is ranked fourth in the NHS for its involvement in a scheme which encourages the recycling, reusing or rehoming of old equipment. SaTH uses a system called Warp-it to make it easy for staff to give surplus items that they no longer need to colleagues in the Trust. The [...]

SaTH ranked 4th in NHS for recycling scheme2020-02-12T15:34:05+00:00

New Chief Executive starts work

10 February 2020 Louise Barnett today took up her role as Chief Executive for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Louise Barnett Louise has joined SaTH, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, from The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, having joined them as interim Chief Executive in October 2013, prior [...]

New Chief Executive starts work2020-02-10T15:46:18+00:00