Don’t miss the opportunity to nominate your hospital heroes for the Public Recognition Award in our Trust’s Celebratory Awards. There is still time to send in your nomination for a team or individuals who have provided outstanding care and an exceptional level of service above and beyond the call of duty. The Public Recognition Award (in partnership with The Shropshire [...]
29 September 2022 This week we launched the Trust Celebratory Awards and we have again teamed up with The Shropshire Star to ask you to nominate teams or individuals who have provided outstanding care and an exceptional level of service above and beyond the call of duty. Our virtual staff awards will be held on Thursday 17 November and one [...]
26 September 2022 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is using light to help save lives by turning buildings pink in support of Organ Donation Week, September 26 – October 2. Councils, business, hospitals and community groups around the country are turning their buildings pink, which is the colour of the country’s ‘Yes I Donate’ organ donation campaign, [...]
7 September 2022 An elective surgical hub is to be created at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford to enable more elective operations to take place and help reduce patient waiting times. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs PRH, has secured £10 million of Government funding to create the hub. The hub will be ring-fenced [...]
5 September 2022 Kate Ballinger, Community Engagement Facilitator, talking about The People’s Academy If you are considering a career or just interested in the NHS, The People’s Academy is holding a free online course – the next course starts on Thursday 8 September. Made up of four 2-hour sessions over four weeks, this free online course covers: The [...]
It is always positive when work that is being done across our Trust to make a difference for our patients is recognised and this week I would like to share that our new ‘Living With and Beyond Cancer’ app and a maternity User Experience (UX) system have both been shortlisted in national awards. Both are excellent examples of the work [...]
30 August 2022 A vital programme that will transform acute hospital services and improve health and care for communities across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales has taken a significant step forward. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England’s Joint Investment Committee has formally approved the Strategic Outline Case (SOC) submitted by Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin [...]
24 August 2022 Issued by Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Health and Care System has stood down the critical incident that was called on the 12th August. Local health and care providers responded to the critical incident by taking swift, extraordinary actions, which resulted in a significant reduction in pressure. Through system working [...]
28 July A new state-of-the-art CT scanner which will improve the experience of patients has been installed at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The Lingen Davies Cancer Fund donated £475,000, which paid for a Radiotherapy CT scanner – one of the first of its type in the country - and an injector pump, for the Lingen Davies Centre. Stephanie Cockerill and [...]
1 July The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has retained its Silver Employer Recognition Award (ERS) for its commitment to support Armed Forces. The scheme celebrates and recognises employers who actively demonstrate and pledge their support to the Armed Forces community. SaTH was first presented with the silver award in 2017 and this has now been revalidated. The [...]
