18 February 2019 More than 88% of men eligible to be screened for an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin were scanned – the highest uptake in the country. That’s all down to the efforts of the AAA screening team run by SaTH. They screened more than 2,500 men over the age of 65 for the [...]
15 February 2019 The first two houses being renovated in a bid to attract doctors to Telford's Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) have been completed. SaTH Chair, Ben Reid, talks to Leader of Telford & Wrekin Council, Shaun Davies at one of the refurbished doctors' houses The houses opened at PRH following a DIY SOS-style appeal. The project, spearheaded by [...]
14 February 2019 The Local Maternity Service (LMS) in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of pregnant women being more aware of their unborn baby’s movements. It follows a campaign launched by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) last year to spread the message that unborn babies don't stop [...]
13 February 2019 A new panel which brings together hospital staff and volunteer patient representatives at an equal level has been unveiled to give patients, carers and members of the public more of a voice at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. The Patient and Carer Experience (PaCE) Panel has been unveiled by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which [...]
12 February 2019 Volunteers who are passionate about healthcare are encouraged to join an award-winning patient panel at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The Trust’s Clinical Audit Patient Panel, which was established in 2013 and has won a national award from the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, is inviting people to apply for a role. Examples of where [...]
11 February 2019 A team of white coats at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have streamlined their work to ensure patients are given the most effective antibiotics at the earliest opportunity. The behind-the-scenes work is proving particularly effective in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) fight against sepsis as it is now possible for patients to receive specially-targeted antibiotics [...]
8 February 2019 The Joint Committee of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) has approved Option 1 of the NHS Future Fit plans which means PRH will become a dedicated Planned Care site and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will become a specialist Emergency Care site. By having a separate Planned Care site, patients will wait less [...]
7 February 2019 New mums in Shropshire are confident in the care they receive during labour and birth, a new survey has found. The 2018 survey of maternity care, carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) also found that women using services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) were treated with dignity and respect during labour [...]
6 February 2019 A charity fun day to celebrate the birth of the NHS will again be held at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Soccer skills at last year's fun day The fun day will take place at the Shropshire Conference Centre (SECC) in the grounds of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Saturday 6 July. [...]
5 February 2019 Fertility experts in Shropshire are appealing for donors to help couples and single women fulfil their dream of having a family. The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre is appealing for men who are aged between 18 and 41-years-old and who want to help others, to become sperm donors. Jason Kasraie, Head of Fertility Services at SaTH [...]
