Christmas babies are the best gift – but newborns also get a present thanks to a midwife who went the ‘extra mile’

2 January 2019 Christmas Day will always hold a special place in the hearts of some parents after they received the most unforgettable gift. Midwife Beccy Ebrey with the Christmas gift bags she produced As residents across Shropshire, Telford and Mid Wales were tearing open their presents and preparing the turkey, some mums and dads were celebrating the [...]

Christmas babies are the best gift – but newborns also get a present thanks to a midwife who went the ‘extra mile’2019-01-02T14:29:22+00:00

£1million MRI scanner reducing waiting and travel time for patients

01 January 2019 A new £1 million MRI scanner at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is helping to reduce waiting and travel time for cardiac patients who previously had to be seen out of Shropshire for their scans. The state-of-the-art scanner was purchased by the League of Friends of the RSH last year after they raised an incredible £1 million [...]

£1million MRI scanner reducing waiting and travel time for patients2019-01-03T11:04:53+00:00

Author donates Ironbridge Ogre books to Children’s Oncology Ward

27 December 2018 The author behind the Ironbridge Ogre - a book created to celebrate Telford’s 50th birthday - has donated 25 copies to the Children’s Oncology Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). Lisa, Sally, Tracey and Toni with the donated books Toni Sian Williams wrote and illustrated the book, a children's mythical story book set in [...]

Author donates Ironbridge Ogre books to Children’s Oncology Ward2018-12-27T15:18:38+00:00

Football stars make Christmas visits to hospitals

21 December 2018 Footballing stars from Shrewsbury Town and Telford United brought seasonal cheer to patients and staff at The Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals this week. Staff at RSH are joined by players from STFC Players from Shrewsbury Town – including Mat Sadler and Steve Arnold - visited patients and staff at the Lingen Davies Centre [...]

Football stars make Christmas visits to hospitals2018-12-21T14:02:38+00:00

Oh yes they did! Panto stars draw winning tickets for LoF raffle

20 December 2018 The stars of the Shrewsbury pantomime Mother Goose have drawn the winning tickets in this year’s annual League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Christmas Raffle Draw. Victoria McCabe and Matt Dallen, who star as Jill and Billy Goose in the Theatre Severn Christmas extravaganza,joined member of the League of Friends’ Fundraising Committee for the draw [...]

Oh yes they did! Panto stars draw winning tickets for LoF raffle2018-12-20T12:24:01+00:00

Mayor of Shrewsbury officially opens £500,000 revamped Midwife Led Unit

18 December 2018 Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) was officially re-opened today (Tuesday 18 December) following a £500,000 refurbishment. The Mayor of Shrewsbury, Peter Nutting, was joined by some of the mums, their families and the staff who helped re-design the unit, to cut the ribbon and officially open the £500,000 refurbished Midwife Led Unit. The Mayor of [...]

Mayor of Shrewsbury officially opens £500,000 revamped Midwife Led Unit2018-12-18T16:17:06+00:00

Tigers brings Christmas gifts to Children’s Ward

18 December 2018 Staff and patients on the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford didn’t expect to see Tigers at this time of year - especially Tigers handing out gifts. The Telford Tigers delivered 200 teddy bears to the Children's Ward. They are pictured with Jodie Frost (Play Practitioner). But they were actually members [...]

Tigers brings Christmas gifts to Children’s Ward2018-12-18T11:01:16+00:00

Donation enables SaTH to buy Ophthalmology equipment to benefit children  

14 December 2018 A generous donation by a Shropshire charity has enabled SaTH to purchase two new retinoscopes which will benefit youngsters across the county. Sight Loss Shropshire (SLS) has kindly paid for the new eye equipment, which will be used by the SaTH’s Paediatric Ophthalmology team, and which will replace two old retinoscopes. Andrea Elkan and Anna Turner [...]

Donation enables SaTH to buy Ophthalmology equipment to benefit children  2018-12-14T14:37:52+00:00

Innovative ‘About Me’ Boards designed by staff for their patients

10 December 2018 Innovative new information boards, designed by staff to improve care for their patients, are being trialled at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. ITU Staff Nurse Andre Goncalves with the 'About Me' boards ‘About Me’ boards have been introduced into the ITUs at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. They have [...]

Innovative ‘About Me’ Boards designed by staff for their patients2018-12-10T15:38:08+00:00

New recruits bring opportunity for out-of-hours Diabetic Eye Screening service

7 December 2018 Six new members of staff have joined the Shropshire Diabetic Eye Screening team providing more opportunities for patients to access clinics in the evenings and at weekends. Every year more than 25,000 patients with diabetes across Shropshire, aged 12 and above, are invited to be screened to check for diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can lead to [...]

New recruits bring opportunity for out-of-hours Diabetic Eye Screening service2018-12-07T16:11:10+00:00