This week it was announced that Jo Williams has been appointed as the Chief Executive in Common of both our Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. It is fantastic news and it means that we can continue to strengthen the work between our two trusts. Jo has already made a huge impact in her 10 months as interim Chief [...]
30 July 2025 Members of the public have a week left to nominate their hospital hero, as the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals gears up for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is giving people across Shropshire and mid-Wales the chance to nominate teams or individuals who have made a remarkable [...]
29 July 2025 SaTH Charity’s Swan Fund has celebrated a milestone birthday, turning 10 years old and raising over £100,000 thanks to the generosity of the public. The fund was created in 2015 with a £500 donation collected at the funeral of Jules Lewis’ father Harold who died at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The money raised is used to [...]
24 July 2025 A message from NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Health and care organisations across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are working together to prepare for this week’s industrial action planned by Resident Doctors. The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that Resident Doctors will take part in a five-day (120 hour) period of industrial action, from 7am tomorrow [...]
Everyone is being asked to play their part and ‘Think Twice, Order Right’ to help reduce the estimated £2.6 million worth of medicines wasted every year across our area. People are being asked to do a simple check to see what medicines they already have at home before ordering their repeat prescriptions, and to only request what they genuinely need. [...]
We have now launched our wonderful annual Trust Celebratory Awards and we are asking members of the public to nominate their hospital hero. It is the chance to nominate a team or individual who has made a remarkable contribution or has shown exceptional compassion and dedication in their role at our hospitals or the wider community. The Public Recognition Award [...]
9 July Issued by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has today launched a new campaign — ‘Think Twice, Order Right’ — to help reduce the estimated £2.6 million worth of medicines wasted unnecessarily across the area every year. Almost 40% of this waste could be avoided – and everyone can play a part in [...]
7 July 2025 Three purpose-built clinics rooms for a £1 million research study that could reduce the amount of time patients are waiting and worrying about a colorectal cancer diagnosis have officially opened their doors. More than 1,000 patients have been recruited for the year-long TRIOMIC trial, which uses a new testing method, since it was launched last year. [...]
04 July 2025 Members of the public have the chance to nominate their hospital hero, as the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals gears up for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is giving people across Shropshire and mid-Wales the chance to nominate teams or individuals who have made a remarkable contribution [...]
It has been an incredibly warm week across the county this week, please remember to stay safe when the temperatures rise and it is so hot and humid. You can take simple steps to look after yourself by staying hydrated and drinking lots of fluids especially water and keeping the shade, particularly between 11am and 3pm. Don’t forget to check [...]
