28 December 2023 Patient diaries, with a foreword from children’s author Michael Rosen, have made an enormous difference to the care of critically ill patients at the Trust which runs the county’s acute hospitals. The diaries provide patients with an opportunity to read about the events around their critical illness through the eyes of the multi-disciplinary team and their loved [...]
We, along with other healthcare organisations, will be working hard to deal with ‘significant pressure and disruption’ this festive period with strike action starting today (Wednesday). Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will be striking from 7am today to 7am on Saturday 23 December 2023. Further strike [...]
19 December 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin The NHS in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is working hard to face ‘significant pressure and disruption’ this festive period with further strikes planned. Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will be striking from [...]
15 December 2023 People living in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being urged to play their part in supporting health and care services this winter. The plea comes as health and social care services come under increasing pressure – with the situation expected to become ever more challenging over the festive period. In an open letter, bosses at NHS Shropshire, [...]
One of our young patients had an amazing time when he attended a festive gathering at Clarence House and got to meet The Queen. Four-year-old Yasir was invited to visit Clarence House with his mum and his Roald Dahl Nurse Janice, who works at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. The visit was arranged through Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, of [...]
Our hospitals remain under pressure and at this time of year we are seeing an increase in COVID-19, flu and norovirus, the winter vomiting bug. We, along with other health and care partners, are urging the community to play their part with the Think Which Service Campaign, which aims to help you to know where to go to get the [...]
Could we please remind people if they are visiting our hospitals to take precautions to keep our patients, staff and visitors safe. At this time of year, we see an increase in the number of COVID-19, flu and norovirus (winter vomiting bug) cases. To help prevent the spread of these winter viruses, please take the following precautions if you are [...]
12 December 2023 Santa gave his reindeers a rest when he visited the Children’s Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), in Telford, arriving in style by helicopter. Christmas can be a really challenging time for patients, especially for children and their families whilst receiving treatment in hospital during the festive period and to bring some extra festive cheer the [...]
Colleagues from Research and Innovation are walking 100km throughout the month of November. They are walking the distance from RSH to the sea to raise money for SaTH Research and Innovation Charity and improve patient outcomes through innovative projects. Following on from their successful fundraising campaign in May, when they climbed Snowdon, they have now set themselves another challenge in order [...]
Family of the much-loved local butcher, William Dodd, continue to raise money in his memory for the ITU garden at RSH. His daughters Claire and Lisa took on two challenges recently to help raise funds. Lisa Marsden and her family completed a swim the length of the channel in October at Bannatyne’s Shrewsbury. Claire Evans and her family undertook a [...]
