Acute hospitals braced for winter

2 November 2017 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are taking steps to ensure patients continue to receive the best care possible as winter begins to take hold. Simon Wright Chief Executive The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford are already seeing large numbers of people presenting at A&E with conditions related to colder [...]

Acute hospitals braced for winter2017-11-02T16:38:04+00:00

Trust among the best in the region for length of hospital stay

26 October 2017 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is one of the best in the region when it comes to the length of time patients are spending in hospital. But the Trust is refusing to rest on its laurels as it looks to fulfil its ambition to ensure patients spend the shortest time in hospital possible before being [...]

Trust among the best in the region for length of hospital stay2017-10-26T08:42:17+01:00

Local people encouraged to ‘take the fast track to the right care’ with new campaign

23 October 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) A new health campaign has been launched by Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to support people to ‘take the fast track to the right care’. The campaign, which uses the slogan ‘take care Telford’, aims to remind people that the [...]

Local people encouraged to ‘take the fast track to the right care’ with new campaign2017-10-23T15:00:06+01:00

Help shape local maternity services

18 October 2017 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) The NHS in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin is asking women, their partners and families to get involved in shaping local maternity services. NHS organisations, Healthwatch and local councils, are working together as a Local Maternity System (LMS) to design [...]

Help shape local maternity services2017-10-18T12:29:37+01:00

Shropshire hospitals ahead of the game in promoting healthy choices

16 October 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is ahead of the game when it comes to promoting healthy eating. Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS, has said sweets and chocolate sold in hospitals should be 250 calories or under. The proposals would also see 75% of pre-packed sandwiches coming in at under 400 calories. Pre-packed [...]

Shropshire hospitals ahead of the game in promoting healthy choices2017-10-16T09:12:54+01:00

Midwife Julia retires after 41 years

10 October 2017 Julia Brooks has helped to deliver hundreds of babies across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin in a career that has spanned 41 years. Now Julia, a senior midwife with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), will say goodbye to the job, which she says has been ‘a real privilege’. Julia, who is Maternity Outpatients Ward [...]

Midwife Julia retires after 41 years2017-10-11T09:18:03+01:00

Andrew Pearce – live at RSH!

5 October 2017 Musician Andrew Pearce entertaining patients and staff on Ward 25G at RSH People receiving treatment on a ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have been treated to an impromptu concert – thanks to a fellow patient. Andrew Pearce, 22, has been entertaining patients and staff on Ward 25 Gastro after being admitted in the [...]

Andrew Pearce – live at RSH!2017-10-06T10:59:53+01:00

Chief Executive’s explosive charity trek nears

28 September 2017 In just over a week’s time Simon Wright, our Chief Executive, will jet off to tackle his epic charity trek to add funds for a new MRI scanner. Simon on a training hike in preparation for his adventure. Simon will tackle Sicily’s “Mighty Four” volcanoes - Stromboli, Vulcano, Salina and culminating at the world famous [...]

Chief Executive’s explosive charity trek nears2017-10-16T12:24:54+01:00

Services temporarily suspended at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit

18 September 2017 Services at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital’s (RSH) Midwife Led Unit have been temporarily suspended from 5pm on Monday 18 September until 8am on Tuesday September 19. Unfortunately flash flooding has caused damage to the roof of the unit, meaning that part of it is inaccessible. All women who are due to have their baby have been notified, [...]

Services temporarily suspended at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit2017-09-18T17:14:36+01:00

Caring staff create Trust’s first ‘Exemplar Ward’

1 September 2017 Staff working on a specialist Ward for patients who have suffered a stroke have created the first ‘Exemplar Ward’ at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Staff on Ward 16 are presented with their Exemplar Ward certificate and badges by Simon Wright, Chief Executive Ward 16, the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in [...]

Caring staff create Trust’s first ‘Exemplar Ward’2017-09-01T08:14:59+01:00