Wellington Orbit Gift for ENT Courtyard

Local Cinema and Charity, Wellington Orbit, have shown their appreciation to our Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and purchased a bench for the use of staff on their breaks. Phil Morris-Jones, Chairman of Wellington Orbit said “We [Wellington Orbit] wanted to show our love for the NHS staff at Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury [...]

Wellington Orbit Gift for ENT Courtyard2021-10-21T13:45:44+01:00

Advent for Others

SaTH Charity are delighted to be part of 24 charities featured in ‘Advent for Others’. Together, we’ve taken the core idea of the advent calendar and put a charitable twist on it. Instead of getting chocolate behind each door there’s a local charity that will receive a share of the money raised from the calendar sales. So, by purchasing this [...]

Advent for Others2021-10-21T13:42:39+01:00

Training exercise to take place at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

29 September 2021 A training exercise will be carried out at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Wednesday 29 September as part of a multi-agency exercise. The exercise forms part of the Trust’s emergency preparedness activities and will see our staff responding to a simulated scenario in readiness for if they should ever be required to respond to a real major [...]

Training exercise to take place at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital2021-09-29T12:43:34+01:00

Maternity update from our Director of Nursing, Hayley Flavell

20 September 2021 Given the current pressures in the NHS generally and at SaTH specifically, and the uncertainties these might be causing, we thought it would be useful to give an update on the position of our maternity services. With COVID-19 numbers still high – certain parts of the local communities around our hospitals have infection rates significantly above the [...]

Maternity update from our Director of Nursing, Hayley Flavell2021-09-20T11:45:30+01:00

Sue and Emma take on sponsored Marathons

Members of Staff Emma Feely and Sue Bennett will both be running marathons this weekend to raise money for SaTH Charity. Emma Feely, who is running the Virtual London Marathon, said” I’m raising funds to support the Dementia Team at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals. They do really valuable work and need extra resources. My wonderful Grandad passed away in [...]

Sue and Emma take on sponsored Marathons2021-10-15T13:17:14+01:00

Andrew raises £1,200 for SaTH Charity

Local man, Andrew Walmsley, has raised over £1200 for the SaTH Charity Breast Cancer Fund by completing a sponsored cycle challenge. Andrew, a self-confessed amateur cyclist, set himself the challenge of cycling from his home in Whitchurch, to the Princess Royal Hospital then onto the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and then returning home – a distance of approximately 60 miles, all [...]

Andrew raises £1,200 for SaTH Charity2021-10-15T13:01:01+01:00

Patients should not turn up for blood tests if they have been cancelled

Issued on behalf of NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 13 September 2021 Patients in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are being reminded that only urgent clinical blood tests are going ahead because of a global shortage of blood bottles. Patients should not turn up for blood test appointments if they have been cancelled. NHS England (NHSE) [...]

Patients should not turn up for blood tests if they have been cancelled2021-09-13T17:19:26+01:00

Update on elective surgery

10 September 2021 Update on elective surgery In line with the pressures being experienced nationally across the NHS, our hospitals are continuing to see very high levels of demands for patients needing urgent care, as well as rising numbers of COVID-19 patients needing inpatient care. “To manage this demand and ensure that these patients receive the urgent treatment they need, [...]

Update on elective surgery2021-09-10T12:19:44+01:00

Online booking service for blood tests to be paused because of global blood bottle shortage

1 September 2021 Patients in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being advised that the online booking service for blood tests is temporarily unavailable. NHS England (NHSE) has requested all providers take action to reduce the use of blood bottles because of a global shortage. The online booking service is operated by SaTH. Anyone who needs a test for urgent health [...]

Online booking service for blood tests to be paused because of global blood bottle shortage2021-09-01T08:57:43+01:00