3 June 2019 The Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is to leave the Trust and take up a role working with Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships. Simon Wright joined SaTH in September 2015, having previously been the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Simon said: “The [...]
30 May 2019 Inpatient services at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) are to be temporarily suspended for up to six months from 10 June due to essential remedial works. Part of the Copthorne Building at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), where the MLU is housed, is to undergo the works to rectify a number of historic issues uncovered during a [...]
28 May 2019 A German student nurse is planning to take up a career in the NHS with the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals after undertaking six weeks work experience in the county. Christien Hagen Christien Hagen, a third year student nurse, contacted The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) because she wanted to explore the [...]
27 May 2019 Charity Lingen Davies Cancer Fund have raised £1.25 million to celebrate their 40th Anniversary. The target has been reached three weeks ahead of the anniversary date of June 5 thanks to the exceptional support of local people, organisations and businesses. Hundreds of people have supported the appeal, and the final boost was given by funds raised at [...]
24 May 2019 SaTH has scooped a national award for the work it does with the communities it serves. The Trust has been crowned the 2019 Engagement Champion by engagement specialists, MES. The award recognised the Trust’s People’s Academy and Young People’s Academy, which were set up last year to help people gain an insight into the NHS and how [...]
23 May 2019 Health and Social Care organisations in Shropshire, including SaTH, have again exceeded their Delayed Transfer of Care (DTOC) target in ensuring that residents don’t stay in hospital longer than they need to. Current figures for 2018/19 show the number of delayed discharges of care (DTOC) across SaTH and Shropshire Council Adult Social Care services have reduced from [...]
22 May 2019 More than 100 nurses past and present are to come together for their annual reunion in Shropshire next month. They are members of The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Nurses League who will travel from far and wide for the reunion to catch up and share memories with the colleagues they trained and worked with – with many friendships [...]
21 May 2019 £32 million is to be invested into improving quality at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals under bold and exciting plans unveiled today by SaTH. Almost £15 million will be invested in recruiting 200 new clinical staff, including doctors, nurses and midwives, in what will be the biggest ever investment in the workforce. There is also a £17 million [...]
20 May 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is promoting the message of insulin safety awareness as part of Insulin Safety Week, a national campaign which starts today. In the UK, two in five people with diabetes on insulin experience an error related to the administration of the drug while in hospital, according to the results from [...]
15 May 2019 SaTH is introducing a new Staff Lottery which will help to improve their working environment. The lottery will be a monthly event with the first draw being made in July. Half of the money raised through the lottery will go on staff cash prizes with the rest being put into the Small Things Makes a Big Difference [...]
