28 February 2022 For those interested to learn more about a career in health and social care, colleagues from the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS) are hosting a dedicated Careers Fair to ignite passion and inspire budding health and social care professionals. The ICS Health and Social Care Careers Fair takes place on Thursday 3 March 2022, [...]
24 February 2022 Please see our full statement following last night’s BBC Panorama programme: “As a Trust we take full responsibility for the failings in the standards of care within our Maternity services. These occurred in the care we provided for women and families, the way in which we dealt with the incidents subsequently, and in the manner in which [...]
In my last column, we shared the positive news of a recent Maternity Survey which showed that progress had been made within our maternity services at both hospitals. I am further delighted to report this week that we have recently welcomed our new Director of Midwifery Annemarie Lawrence and Divisional Director of Nursing Julie Plant to the Trust. Bringing with [...]
Following a review with our clinical teams, the critical incident has been stood down. All services have been resumed as normal. Thank you for your patience.
At the Trust, we are constantly striving to improve the care that we provide and I was pleased that a recently published Maternity Survey has shown the progress that is being made in maternity services. The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) 2021 Maternity Survey – which was run at 122 Trusts right across England – is based directly on the experience [...]
More than 2,000 women have filled out a survey on women’s health but health bosses are urging more to take part and help shape services in the future. The survey is the first of its kind in the county and mid-Wales and there is still time to have your say with the survey closing on Friday 11 March. A Women’s [...]
10 February 2022 Response to Care Quality Commission 2021 Maternity Survey: Louise Barnett, Chief Executive, said: “The Maternity Survey highlights the hard work and dedication that has been shown by our teams through some incredibly difficult times. Given that it directly reflects the experiences of those we care for, I’m very pleased to see we are performing strongly in several [...]
Our Trust is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week and it gives us the opportunity to raise awareness about the opportunities offered in a wide range of fields, as well as celebrate the huge contribution our current apprentices make right across our hospitals We currently have 185 colleagues on apprenticeship programmes. There are a number of roles at SaTH including Customer Service [...]
7 February When three apprentices started on a pioneering programme within the Medical Engineering Services department (MES) at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) little did they know within a few months they would have a key role to play as the pandemic struck. Rhys Arnold, Carnell McKenzie and Kurran Singh Rai are the first apprentices in MES [...]
7 February 2022 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating its apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February). The Trust sees it as a time to raise awareness about the diverse and wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities that are available at SaTH and the rest of the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘build the future’ and will [...]
