Clinical COVID-19 vaccination trial for pregnant women starts at SaTH

29 November 2021 A world-leading clinical COVID-19 vaccination trial for pregnant women has started at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) with the first two volunteers recruited. The Preg-CoV study being carried out at SaTH will look at the best COVID-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women with the results helping researchers understand how the vaccine works to [...]

Clinical COVID-19 vaccination trial for pregnant women starts at SaTH2021-11-29T11:46:25+00:00

Recruitment drive for cleaning colleagues to keep county hospital safe

23 November 2021 The Trust which runs the county’s two acute hospitals is looking for new team members to help keep its patients safe with the launch of a recruitment drive for 20 Cleanliness Technicians. Cleaning colleagues are a key part of the frontline workforce at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH) and are instrumental in ensuring that [...]

Recruitment drive for cleaning colleagues to keep county hospital safe2021-11-23T17:33:11+00:00

Sally Jamieson raises over £2500 for the SaTH Charity Breast Cancer Fund

Former patient, Sally Jamieson, has been raising money for the SaTH Charity breast cancer fund since she was diagnosed in 2016 and has now raised over £10,000. The money was raised from various events including a carboot, a Halloween Hunt for Radbrook School, a raffle, and a spooky trail which was organised in partnership with Hickorys Smokehouse. In the family [...]

Sally Jamieson raises over £2500 for the SaTH Charity Breast Cancer Fund2021-11-22T13:55:18+00:00

CQC reports progress at SaTH since last inspection

18 November 2021 The Care and Quality Commission (CQC) has reported progress across key areas and services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), while the Trust remains rated as ‘inadequate’ overall. Following an inspection in July and August, two of the five domains previously rated as ‘inadequate’ are now rated as ‘requires improvement’. At a more detailed [...]

CQC reports progress at SaTH since last inspection2021-11-18T04:15:20+00:00

First patient treated at SaTH with revolutionary type of radiotherapy

15 November 2021 The first patient has been treated at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) with a revolutionary type of radiotherapy that will bring benefits for those undergoing treatment. SABR (Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy) is a treatment for early-stage lung tumours. It delivers an extremely high dose of radiation and targets the tumour more precisely than other radiotherapy [...]

First patient treated at SaTH with revolutionary type of radiotherapy2021-11-16T13:13:26+00:00

Spotlight on Advanced Clinical Practitioners at SaTH

9 November 2021 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating part of its pioneering workforce during Advanced Practice Week (wc Monday 8 November). Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) support medical teams across the whole spectrum of medical, surgical, paediatric services and urgent and emergency care within the Trust and throughout the week SaTH will be highlighting some of [...]

Spotlight on Advanced Clinical Practitioners at SaTH2021-11-16T13:14:15+00:00

Statement: Incident at Princess Royal Hospital

4 November 2021 UPDATE (13.56) This incident has now been safely resolved and the Emergency Department and all other services at PRH have now been re-opened. A statement from Nigel Lee, Chief Operating Officer  “This morning a patient presented at the Emergency Department (ED) of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) having been exposed off-site at his local workplace to potentially [...]

Statement: Incident at Princess Royal Hospital2021-11-04T14:06:57+00:00