We are always looking at new ways to introduce people into healthcare and participants in our first cohort of our Volunteer to Career Programme were able to try aspects of midwifery to see whether it was for them. The pilot group of 25 is now coming to the end of the programme and they have really enjoyed the experience of [...]
13 July 2023 An End of Life Care Lead Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is to feature in a special BBC series of Extraordinary Portraits to mark the 75th birthday of the NHS. Comedian and actor Bill Bailey is presenting the six-part series which pairs up Jules Lewis, from the Trust, and other inspiring NHS [...]
12 July 2022 Work is progressing on moving renal dialysis services from the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford to a new purpose-built facility, which will provide more space for patients and meet future demand. The services will be located in the same building as the planned new Community Diagnostic Centre. Patients and members of the public have been involved in [...]
Last week was a fantastic celebration of the 75th birthday of the NHS and it was great to be able to mark this special milestone with our colleagues and patients. The Executive Team spent time visiting departments to say thank you, we shared inspirational NHS stories across the Trust’s social media channels, and supported the Shrewsbury NHS75 parkrun. Over the [...]
7 July 2023 Potential suppliers are being invited to find out information about doing business with their local NHS in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Shropshire Healthcare Procurement Service, the procurement arm of the NHS in the county, is holding a ‘Meet the buyer – do business with the NHS’ event on Friday 14 July, at The Croud Meadow Stadium, Shrewsbury [...]
30 June 2023 Construction is well underway for a new £24 million planned care hub, which will provide more theatres and recovery areas as part of plans to transform patient care at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. The new hub will provide day case surgery for patients across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid Wales, supporting communities to receive [...]
Creating a better experience for our patients is one of our key priorities, and securing funding for an ambulance hub and to increase the size of the Discharge Lounge at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford is supporting us to do this. Our Trust secured £1.2 million to create the freestanding ambulance hub, which opened in April, providing eight spaces to [...]
27 June 2023 A freestanding ambulance hub is in operation at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford to provide a better experience for patients. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs PRH, secured £1.2 million to create the ambulance hub. This freestanding building adjacent to the Emergency Department opened in April 2023, providing eight spaces, which enables [...]
27 June An update on waiting list recovery following the pandemic, a conversation with retired nurses from One Voice, the Windrush Caribbean Community in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin as part of our Windrush and NHS 75 celebrations, as well as the Hospitals Transformation Programme are some of the topics included in our 'About Health' events. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital [...]
High temperatures have continued this week and are set to carry on into the weekend. I would like to remind you and those that you care for to follow the guidance. We have seen an increase at our hospitals in the number of people, particularly the elderly, attending our Emergency Departments (ED) due to dehydration. Our advice during this hot [...]
