It is fantastic to hear of the exciting plans being put in place for our most vulnerable patients with the creation of a new critical care unit as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). The unit is part of new proposed healthcare facilities at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) under HTP and will provide essential support for the [...]
6 March 2024 Sixteen aspiring healthcare individuals have received recognition for completing the Volunteer to Career (VtC) Programme in midwifery at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. Volunteers on the most recent midwifery programme have collectively accumulated over 1,000 hours of volunteering on the antenatal and postnatal wards within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
1 March 2024 Two charities have bought six reclining chairs for the discharge lounge at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, providing a more comfortable experience for patients. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity (SaTH Charity) and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital League of Friends (LoF) purchased the chairs. The LoF bought four of the reclining chairs and SaTH Charity purchased [...]
29 February 2024 Becky Mammone, AHP PEF, and Heather Rushworth, PEF Lead for Preceptorship A prestigious charter mark has been awarded for the Preceptorship Programme of a Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. Heather Rushworth, Senior Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) for Preceptorship, led the Non-medical Education Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) through [...]
Strike action continues until tomorrow morning (Thursday) and we are doing all we can to reduce the significant disruption to our services. We, along with other healthcare organisations, are working hard at this time to deliver the best possible care. Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have been striking since last Saturday 24 February to [...]
Further strike action by junior doctors starts this weekend and we, along with other healthcare organisations, will be working hard to deal with the pressure and disruption. Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will be striking from 7am on Saturday 24 February to 11.59pm on Wednesday 28 February. Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will [...]
22 February 2024 A breast surgeon at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, has been awarded a £150,000 research grant for her work to improve breast cancer outcomes and enhance lifestyle support for patients. Blossom Lake, a Breast Surgical Specialist, is one of five Research Fellows at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The National [...]
22 February 2024 Issued by Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System The NHS in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is urging people to be aware and prepared for the upcoming strike action, which will cause significant disruption to local services. Junior doctors will be taking strike action from 7am on Saturday 24 February to 7am on Thursday 29 February 2024. [...]
Our Trust is currently building a unit to house a new gamma camera which is fantastic news as it will increase our capacity for cancer screening and lead to a reduction in waiting times for our patients. It is the largest single investment in Nuclear Medicine that Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has seen historically and will ensure that this vital [...]
We have welcomed 10 internationally-trained midwives to our Trust who are a fantastic addition to maternity services. They bring a more diverse element to our workforce as well as being more representative of our local communities. Each midwife has been through an extensive induction and training period to equip them for practice in the UK. They are currently working [...]
