15 May 2020 Sixty student nurses have joined Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to help care for patients and boost the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. The final year student nurses have been deployed across clinical areas of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, both of which are run by SaTH. In March, the Nursing and [...]
13 May 2020 Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospital are benefitting from an initiative which provides knitted and crocheted octopuses to premature babies. The cuddly aquatic creatures are produced by the charity ‘Octopus for a Preemie’ as a novel way of comforting premature babies as it’s thought that gripping the soft tentacles might remind early term newborns of [...]
12 May 2020 Staff at SaTH have created more than 18,000 single use visors to be used by frontline colleagues looking after patients being treated for COVID-19. The Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Laboratory team, and redeployed staff from the Trust’s Audiology department, used their knowledge, skills and equipment to develop the visors which were in much demand. [...]
Please note: a more recent update on the Phlebotomy service can be found here. We are making temporary changes to our Phlebotomy (blood taking) service as a result of the effects of coronavirus (Covid-19). These changes will help ensure we have sufficient staff to provide a safe service and minimise the risk to both patients and staff coming in to [...]
Kindness hearts, knitted by volunteers and donated to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), are to be gifted to families whose loved ones are receiving end of life care. When the End of Life Care Team (EOLC) at SaTH was made aware that knitters across Shropshire and Mid Wales were making hearts in all sorts of colours, they [...]
7 May 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is helping to protect frontline staff at other healthcare organisations across the region by providing training on how to correctly fit single-use respiratory protective equipment. Mask Fit test training at SaTH Five people from private sector healthcare operators attended a training session at the Princess Royal Hospital [...]
6 May 2020 Rebeccah Davies A Midwife at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust(SaTH) has won a national award for her work in helping colleagues to support each other. Rebeccah Davies, Labour Ward Coordinator, was named the Gabby Dowds-Quinn Members’ Champion at this year’s Royal College of Midwives (RCM) annual awards, held on International Day of the [...]
5 May 2020 SaTH is committed to maintaining the safety of its staff and Maternity Services users and remains open for care during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Nicola Wenlock, Directory of Midwifery, said: “During the COVID-19 outbreak, pregnant women may feel anxious about accessing our Maternity Services. We want to make it clear that we are taking full precautions, in [...]
5 May 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has launched an improvement fortnight to improve patient journeys through its hospitals and ensure people are discharged as soon as they are medically fit to leave. During the weeks either side of the Bank Holiday, the Trust will focus on working differently, testing new ideas to keep patient flow [...]
5 May 2020 Health bosses at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are urging people to contact their GP if they are worried about any potential cancer symptoms. The NHS is still here to help and the coronavirus outbreak should not prevent people from contacting their GP practice to discuss concerns about any health condition - especially [...]
