Mum sets up online Bank Holiday festival to raise money for SaTH

4 May 2020 A Shrewsbury mum has organised a three-day online festival to raise money for Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Annie Hambley Annie Hambley has put together the Rainbows and Happy Days Festival, which will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Money raised will go to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Charity, to support staff [...]

Mum sets up online Bank Holiday festival to raise money for SaTH2020-05-04T12:18:32+01:00

Medical Director joins sporting stars to say: Show Racism in the NHS the Red Card

1 May 2020 Dr Arne Rose The Medical Director of Shropshire’s acute hospitals has joined sporting stars such as Gary Lineker, Monty Panesar, Chris Kamara, Wes Morgan and Andy Robertson to call for racism to be given the red card in the NHS. Dr Arne Rose, Medical Director at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which [...]

Medical Director joins sporting stars to say: Show Racism in the NHS the Red Card2020-05-01T12:27:25+01:00

Fundraisers raise thousands for hospitals charity in 2.6 Challenge

28 April 2020 A pair of teachers who ran a marathon around their six metre garden have helped raise thousands of pounds for the charity that supports staff at Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Dan Pritchard and Liam Deery’s incredible feat was the highlight of a weekend of activity as fundraisers sought to fill the charity gap left by the postponement [...]

Fundraisers raise thousands for hospitals charity in 2.6 Challenge2020-04-28T12:49:38+01:00

Services still available to support people’s health needs

24 April 2020 People should continue to seek medical help when needed, including from their GP practices, Urgent Treatment Centres, Minor Injury Units and the Emergency Departments at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The Emergency Departments remain open for patients who have suffered a serious injury, severe illness or a medical emergency. Choking, [...]

Services still available to support people’s health needs2020-04-24T10:05:55+01:00

Services still available for urgent and emergency care

3 April 2020 Help for patients requiring urgent and emergency care is still available across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin while health experts deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the advice for most people remains ‘Stay at Home’, medical care is still available through GP surgeries and the Emergency Departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and [...]

Services still available for urgent and emergency care2020-04-13T11:36:29+01:00

Statement: Death of a patient with COVID-19

21 March 2020 Dr Arne Rose, Medical Director at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “Sadly, we can confirm that a woman who was being cared for at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and had tested positive for COVID-19, has died. “The patient, who died on 15 March, was in her 40s and had serious underlying [...]

Statement: Death of a patient with COVID-192020-03-21T17:31:21+00:00

Coronavirus: Statement on postponed procedures

18 March 2020 Yesterday, Sir Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of the NHS, wrote to NHS Trusts advising them for the need to postpone all non-urgent elective operations for a period of at least three months. Below is a statement from our Medical Director, Dr Arne Rose: “As the Chief Medical Officer has stated, NHS services are likely to come under intense pressure as [...]

Coronavirus: Statement on postponed procedures2020-03-19T12:18:55+00:00

SaTH ranked 4th in NHS for recycling scheme

12 February 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is ranked fourth in the NHS for its involvement in a scheme which encourages the recycling, reusing or rehoming of old equipment. SaTH uses a system called Warp-it to make it easy for staff to give surplus items that they no longer need to colleagues in the Trust. The [...]

SaTH ranked 4th in NHS for recycling scheme2020-02-12T15:34:05+00:00

New Chief Executive starts work

10 February 2020 Louise Barnett today took up her role as Chief Executive for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Louise Barnett Louise has joined SaTH, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, from The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, having joined them as interim Chief Executive in October 2013, prior [...]

New Chief Executive starts work2020-02-10T15:46:18+00:00

New mums have confidence in Maternity staff, survey shows

30 January 2020 New mums in Shropshire feel cared for during labour and birth and have their concerns taken seriously, a new survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found. The 2019 CQC Maternity Survey found that women cared for by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) had confidence and trust in the staff caring for them [...]

New mums have confidence in Maternity staff, survey shows2020-01-30T14:58:54+00:00