SJ Roberts Homes sponsor NHS 70 Fun Run T-shirts

29 June 2018 Five hundred runners will take to the streets of Shrewsbury next weekend to celebrate 70 years of the NHS. Pictured, from left, Debra Armitage (Sales Negotiator at SJ Roberts Homes), Jules Lewis (End of Life Care Specialist at SaTH), Mike Sambrook (Managing Director at SJ Roberts Homes) and Victoria Evanson (After Sales Manager at SJ Roberts [...]

SJ Roberts Homes sponsor NHS 70 Fun Run T-shirts2018-06-29T12:51:27+01:00

Band aid – musicians set to rock #NHS70 Fun Day

28 June 2018 Some of the finest acts on the Shropshire music scene are set to take to the stage at a charity fun day celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS. Bands and solo acts will be joined by choirs at the special event at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Saturday 7 July.        Of One [...]

Band aid – musicians set to rock #NHS70 Fun Day2018-06-28T14:08:22+01:00

Trust awards set to celebrate 70 years of the NHS

27 June 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will celebrate the achievements of staff and volunteers at a very special awards ceremony which will also mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Members of the VIP Awards organising team Charlotte Banks, Laura Westcott and Kate Adney at RAF Cosford The annual Values In Practice (VIP) awards held by The [...]

Trust awards set to celebrate 70 years of the NHS2018-06-27T10:47:24+01:00

Flower & White donate 500 gourmet treats to SaTH Charity Fun Day

25 June 2018 Award winning Shropshire business Flower & White has kindly donated hundreds of sweet treats to Shropshire’s two acute hospitals for their Charity Fun Day, which will mark 70 years of the NHS. The Telford-based bakers has thrown its support behind the charity event, which is being held at the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]

Flower & White donate 500 gourmet treats to SaTH Charity Fun Day2018-06-25T13:48:11+01:00

Nurses conquer the Wrekin to help ‘End PJ Paralysis’

25 June 2018 Twenty three nurses from SaTH conquered the Wrekin to support and raise awareness of a national campaign to 'End PJ Paralysis’. The challenge to climb the Wrekin was organised by PRH Ward 11 manager, Lisa Butler, who managed to rally colleagues to join her on Saturday morning.               Nurses conquer [...]

Nurses conquer the Wrekin to help ‘End PJ Paralysis’2018-06-25T13:49:49+01:00

NHS 111 set to take over

21 June 2018 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups From Tuesday 17 July people across Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire who need urgent out-of-hours medical help or advice will need to call 111. In Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, the NHS 111 service will replace the current out-of-hours telephone access [...]

NHS 111 set to take over2018-06-21T13:06:44+01:00

Young adults urged to check they’ve had MMR vaccine before summer travel

20 June 2018 The following information is from our colleagues at Public Health England Young people are being encouraged to make sure they have had both doses of the MMR vaccine before going on holiday to Europe where there are large outbreaks of measles. Cases of measles also continue to rise across England in unvaccinated people of this age, including [...]

Young adults urged to check they’ve had MMR vaccine before summer travel2018-06-20T12:28:21+01:00

Bevan the Bear on sale TODAY

20 June 2018 A bear created to raise money for Shropshire's two acute hospitals has gone on sale. Bevan the Bear has been created by Ironbridge-based Merrythought as part of our celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the NHS. He has been named after Aneurin Bevan, the founder of the NHS. Bevan comes in a limited run of 1,948 bears [...]

Bevan the Bear on sale TODAY2018-06-20T09:50:05+01:00

Volunteers sought to join ‘people’s panel’ to help improve patient experience

19 June 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to introduce a new ‘people’s panel’ dedicated to improving patient experience. The new ‘people’s panel’ will replace the current Patient Experience and Involvement Panel (PEIP) which is currently made up of patients, ex-patients, patient advocates and carers. Its aim is to support and challenge The Shrewsbury and Telford [...]

Volunteers sought to join ‘people’s panel’ to help improve patient experience2018-06-19T08:54:04+01:00

Local people get involved at first Future First public events

19 June 2018 The following news is from our partners at NHS Future Fit The first two public exhibition events for the NHS Future Fit consultation took place on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 June in Telford and Shrewsbury – with around 300 people taking up the opportunity to find out more about the Future Fit proposals. The events – [...]

Local people get involved at first Future First public events2018-06-19T08:38:12+01:00