8 November 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to receive additional support as it seeks to address historic issues in the way its services are delivered. NHS Improvement (NHSI) today announced that The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) would be placed into ‘special measures’, which will provide increased support and oversight from NHSI to [...]
5 November 2018 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is delighted to announce that a third cohort of Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) have enrolled onto a Nursing Associate programme. Twenty one HCAs from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have joined the two-year programme, which is hosted by Staffordshire University. The exciting and innovative role will sit [...]
1 November 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are leading the way in protecting staff from violence and aggression. This week Matt Hancock, MP, the Secretary of State for Health, set out new measures to protect NHS staff to try to reduce the thousands of assaults on them that take place every year. Measures in the NHS Violence Reduction Strategy include: [...]
29 October 2018 Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are being comforted with the help of specialist dolls. From left, Ruth Smith (Matron) and Karen Breese (Dementia Nurse Specialist) The image of an older person cuddling and singing to a doll might seem unusual at first, but the Dementia Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford [...]
25 October 2018 At today’s meeting of the Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), members confirmed they are working towards an implementation date of 5 December for the potential overnight closure of the A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Members of the Board also confirmed they are looking into the possibility of reducing [...]
24 October 2018 Overnight emergency services at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford could be temporarily suspended on 5 December if efforts to recruit more staff are unsuccessful and assurances are made that every patient pathway is safe. The Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs PRH and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), will [...]
23 October 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has taken immediate action to address all the areas raised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to ensure it offers a safe and kind environment for the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. Dr Edwin Borman, Medical Director at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: [...]
19 October 2018 The Chief Executive of the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals met with officials from the Indian Consulate in Birmingham today to explore ways of preventing an overnight closure of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Simon Wright, from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), attended the [...]
10 October 2018 Efforts to recruit additional staff to keep the A&E department at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford open overnight are continuing. The department currently remains open 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. However, the A&E could close between 8pm and 8am because of staffing issues which have been having an increasing impact on the safe care of patients over a [...]
8 October 2018 Consultants at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have issued an open letter to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales stating their support for the Trust's leadership. The letter can be seen below: To the people of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid Wales, We would like to thank the local [...]
