15 March 2018 The Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Sir Algernon Heber-Percy, is to unveil a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner which has been purchased by the League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has replaced its two existing MRI scanners, at RSH and at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, as [...]
30 January 2018 New mums in Shropshire are treated with respect and dignity, listened to and given the help they need. Those are the findings of the latest survey of women’s experiences of maternity care, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The survey also found that women who raised concerns during their pregnancy or delivery had those concerns taken [...]
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14 December 2017 The Chief Executive of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) today issued a thank you to hospital staff who battled through the snow and icy conditions to get into work. Simon Wright also paid tribute to volunteers who came forward to offer lifts to Trust staff to help them get into The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]
20 November 2017 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are introducing finger foods specially designed for patients with dementia. From left, Sarah Selley (Dementia Support Worker), Nicola White (Deputy Catering Manager) Nick Parkin (Catering Manager) and Karen Breese (Dementia Clinical Specialist) with the new finger food The launch of the Butterfly Finger Foods is the latest innovation from The Shrewsbury [...]
15 November 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Local health chiefs from Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group are encouraging residents with a long term health condition to take control this winter by taking a few simple steps. A flu jab is a must. It’s quick, simple, free and harmless. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
19 May 2017 The Chief Operating Officer at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to retire at the end of the year. Debbie Kadum (left) will step down from her post on 17 December 2017 after five years at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and more than 36 years in the NHS. One of [...]
