The temperature is falling – be careful you don’t fall too!

29 November 2017 The following information is from our colleagues at Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) As the cold weather is setting in Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are advising local people on how to stay safe and healthy. With temperatures falling slips and falls become more likely especially during wet, cold and icy conditions. Here [...]

The temperature is falling – be careful you don’t fall too!2017-11-29T12:36:30+00:00

Walk-in Birth Registration Service at RSH

29 November 2017 A walk-in Birth Registration Service is now available in the Maternity Unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The Shropshire Council service, which launched this week, will be available on Mondays and Thursdays between 9.30am and noon, and 12.45pm to 4pm. It will be based in the main corridor before the Midwife Led Unit, which is accessible [...]

Walk-in Birth Registration Service at RSH2017-11-29T11:11:53+00:00

Trust working hard on preventing falls in hospital

28 November 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is working hard to prevent patients from falling. The issue of falls is one that affects the whole of the NHS. According to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), there will be between 5-18 falls per 1,000 bed-days in acute hospitals. Factors such as cognitive impairment (delirium or dementia), [...]

Trust working hard on preventing falls in hospital2017-11-28T16:33:04+00:00

UPDATE: New MRI scanner installed at RSH

28 November 2017 A new MRI scanner has been lifted into place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of a £1.7 million investment. The new scanner is lifted into place The scanner – which aims to improve treatment and offer faster and more accurate information – was installed at the Treatment Centre on Sunday (26 November). A [...]

UPDATE: New MRI scanner installed at RSH2017-11-28T15:25:06+00:00

Hospital staff praised by young people and parents in national survey

28 November 2017 Staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals provide excellent, friendly care for children and young people. That is the finding of the latest Children and Young People’s Survey published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford scored 8 out of 10 or higher in almost 80% [...]

Hospital staff praised by young people and parents in national survey2017-11-28T15:26:07+00:00

Diabetes patients invited to find out more about their condition

28 November 2017 The following information is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Telford residents who have Type 2 diabetes are being urged to book a place on a free course to learn what they can do to manage their condition. There are 500 places available on the 2.5 hour course which will give patients [...]

Diabetes patients invited to find out more about their condition2017-11-28T12:11:21+00:00

SaTH staff to don Christmas jumpers for Lingen Davies

23 November 2017 Staff at SaTH will pull on their Christmas jumpers next month to raise funds for the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. The fundraising event is being held for all non-clinical staff on December 8, with donations going to Lingen Davies Cancer Fund to help those affected by cancer in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. Members of [...]

SaTH staff to don Christmas jumpers for Lingen Davies2017-11-23T11:07:26+00:00

Zero tolerance warning over anti-social behaviour

22 November 2017 SaTH has issued a warning to those who behave anti-socially at its two acute hospitals – it will not be tolerated. Warning letters are always sent to those found intentionally acting in anti-social way at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or any of the Trust’s other sites, while those being physically abusive [...]

Zero tolerance warning over anti-social behaviour2017-11-22T12:18:08+00:00

David braves peak as thank you to SaTH team

22 November 2017 He may be 80-years-old, but that didn’t deter David Ritchie from climbing to the top of one of the Lake District’s highest peaks in atrocious weather conditions to raise funds for SaTH.                 David and Judy Ritchie It took David and his fellow walkers more than 11 hours [...]

David braves peak as thank you to SaTH team2017-11-24T09:27:36+00:00

Think twice: is your accident an emergency?

21 November 2017 People are being asked to think twice whether they need to attend A&E in Shrewsbury or Telford. Hospital bosses at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), are urging people only to attend if they are ‘seriously unwell or critically injured’. Yesterday [...]

Think twice: is your accident an emergency?2017-11-21T12:01:50+00:00