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 [...]
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 [...]
15 June 2020 Local hospital visiting restrictions currently remain in-place Hospital patients and attendees required to wear Hospital-provided face masks NHS Hospitals across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin have updated their advice for visitors and outpatients, in-line with guidance, in order to keep visitors, patients and staff safe. Although specific restrictions on visitors to the county’s hospitals are still in-place [...]
11 June 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is raising awareness of the vital work carried out by its team of physiotherapists in critical care throughout the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. As the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy marks 100 years since being granted royal chartered status by King George V, its professionals have been fighting the biggest healthcare [...]
1 June 2020 They are the unsung heroes who give up their spare time to work behind the scenes to help support staff, patients and visitors at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. And all this week, the spotlight will be shining on the army of volunteers who help at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in [...]
28 May 2020 Comfort Pebbles are to be delivered to patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, featuring messages from their family and friends. The palm-sized painted pebbles featuring personalised messages will be given to patients being cared for at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Visiting restrictions remain in place at both hospitals [...]
18 May 2020 Beautifully painted stones are to be laid in gardens at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals as a lasting memory of those who have died due to COVID-19. The memory stones will be placed in the Queen Mother’s Garden at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, and the garden near the Paul Brown Building at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. [...]
12 May 2020 Staff at SaTH have created more than 18,000 single use visors to be used by frontline colleagues looking after patients being treated for COVID-19. The Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Laboratory team, and redeployed staff from the Trust’s Audiology department, used their knowledge, skills and equipment to develop the visors which were in much demand. [...]
12 May 2020 As the world celebrates International Nurses Day on Tuesday May 12, the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is saying thank you to its own nurses for the care that they provide. Nursing staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford [...]
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 [...]
