We recently invited BBC Radio Shropshire’s Jim Hawkins to come and have a look around our maternity unit at Princess Royal Hospital to see some of the changes we’ve been making. When our Consultant Obstetrician and Clinical Director Obstetrics, Mei-See Hon, and I sat down to speak to Jim afterwards, we discussed the commitment and dedication of maternity staff in [...]
COVID cases have been rising again in our communities and our hospitals and I would urge you to do all you can to keep yourselves and your loved ones safe. As you are aware we look after the most vulnerable in our communities and we have to do everything we can to protect them. Please do not attend our hospitals [...]
It is good to see that the NHS autumn booster roll-out across our county has got off to a great start with over 60,000 vaccines delivered in just over three weeks of the programme. This is such positive news but I would urge anybody who is eligible for a COVID-19 or flu vaccine and not yet booked in to get [...]
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 [...]
