28 May 2019 A German student nurse is planning to take up a career in the NHS with the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals after undertaking six weeks work experience in the county. Christien Hagen Christien Hagen, a third year student nurse, contacted The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) because she wanted to explore the [...]
20 May 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is promoting the message of insulin safety awareness as part of Insulin Safety Week, a national campaign which starts today. In the UK, two in five people with diabetes on insulin experience an error related to the administration of the drug while in hospital, according to the results from [...]
16 May 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will be highlighting the life-changing impact research has had on medicine when it celebrates International Clinical Trials Day on Monday. Clinical Trials Day (Monday 20 May) is celebrated around the world by Research Professionals to raise trial awareness and recognise patient, public and staff contributions to public health and [...]
10 May 2019 The Chief Executive of the organisation which represents hundreds of NHS Trusts has praised Shropshire’s acute hospitals for their leadership, progress and ‘desire to learn and improve’. Chris with Jill Whitaker Chris Hopson, Chief Executive of NHS Providers, made his comments after a visit to the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. NHS Providers, is [...]
9 May 2019 A family has made a kind donation to a new Doctors’ Mess at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford as a thank you for the care given to their children following an horrific quad bike accident. Jay'D McYoung Rob and Burnadette McYoung, who own Door Loading Services UK Ltd in Telford, have donated roller [...]
3 May 2019 Two members of staff at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (PRH) have been recognised for the care and comfort they gave a young man whose loved one had passed away in the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department (A&E). Sue Williscroft and Ann Bagnall Ann Bagnall and Sue Williscroft who work in the Cleanliness Team [...]
2 May 2019 Specialists at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals have carried out their 1,000th procedure to release tongue-tie in babies, to help improve breastfeeding. Midwives Emma Morris, Debbie Sharpe and Sandra Umataliev with William Turrell and his parents Alexander and Alina Midwife-led Tongue-tie release (frenulotomy) has been available at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]
30 April 2019 The following information is from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) Health and care organisations across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin have boosted their combined leadership team to deliver their ambitious plans to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. Jill Robinson and Martin Harris The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Sustainability [...]
17 April 2019 A team at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has developed its own newspaper to help cancer patients understand more about their treatment. Bernadette Mortiboy shows the newspaper to patient William Fearson The Radiotherapy Team based at the Lingen Davies Centre has produced Radiotherapy News, a monthly newsletter which provides information about what’s happening in the department, [...]
15 April 2019 A team at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is developing new ways of working to try to reduce the number of full-term babies unexpectedly admitted onto the Neonatal Unit. As part of a national project called ATAIN (Avoiding Term Admissions Into Neonatal units) to reduce admissions, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) [...]
