30 August 2019 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have scrapped staff charges for criminal background checks. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, started absorbing the costs as of 23 August. A DBS check can cost up to £60, with many staff needing it renewed every three [...]
29 August 2019 Two community engagement events are being held next month for residents served by Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. SaTH is hosting the Community Working Together sessions on 3 and 5 September in Telford and Shrewsbury. Residents will be able to hear about what the Trust is doing following last year’s CQC inspection and the work that is taking [...]
28 August 2019 Two Respiratory Specialist Nurses are to take on the famous Great North Run to raise money for the British Lung Foundation. Sharon Hamer and Cath Brownfield Sharon Hamer and Cath Brownfield will take part in the half marathon on 8 September. Sharon is a Respiratory, Sleep and Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Nurse Specialist at The Shrewsbury [...]
27 August 2019 Officials at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are asking people to consider whether they need the specialist services provided by A&E as the departments face huge demand. Over the Bank Holiday Weekend, the A&Es at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital saw over 1,400 people – more than 300 more than over [...]
27 August 2019 Nursing staff pulled out all the stops to help a patient get married after her partner proposed while she was being cared for at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. In just over 48 hours, staff from across the hospital helped to organise a registrar to carry out the ceremony, decorate a side room and provide cake and prosecco [...]
26 August 2019 The finalists in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) annual awards – which celebrate the fantastic achievements of staff and volunteers - have been revealed. The Heart Assessment Team at PRH with their invitation to the VIP Awards A record number of nearly 800 submissions were received for dedicated teams and individuals who [...]
23 August 2019 Families who attend a church in Telford have kindly collected and donated a range of gifts to be distributed to mums and their newborn babies. The gift-wrapped donations, which included baby baths, baby clothes, nappies and toiletries, were delivered to midwives at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford this week to be given to new mums [...]
22 August 2019 Bernadette Roberts A new waiting area for patients being treated for cancer has been officially opened at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) – and has been named after a former patient who helped create it. The Bernadette Roberts Waiting Room was opened on the O’Connor Haematology Unit by members of Bernadette’s family. Bernadette, from Shifnal, [...]
22 August 2019 The latest edition of Improving Together - our monthly staff newsletter that demonstrates the steps we are taking to improve against the five CQC domains - has been issued. The newsletter is available to view here. To download the newsletter as a PDF, please click on the download icon in the top left hand corner of [...]
21 August 2019 Patients who may be at risk of having a stroke are being offered the opportunity to have a same day MRI scan. The trial service is to be offered to patients who have shown symptoms of a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) and who are attending the rapid access TIA clinic at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. [...]
