4 July 2018 As the NHS launches the biggest recruitment drive in its 70 year history, new research has shown the special place that its staff hold in the nation’s heart. Nurses and doctors top a public poll as the most trusted and respected professions in the country, according to research carried out for the major new national campaign, ‘We [...]
3 July 2018 Two reports by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have been published today which review clinical practice within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s maternity service. Since January, when the Trust received the first report, the maternity service has responded to the recommendations and made improvements with pace and focus. This was acknowledged in the [...]
3 July 2018 The following news is from our partners at Shropshire Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Shropdoc A new partnership between Shropshire Community Healthcare NHS Trust (Shropcom) and Shropshire Doctors Co-operative Ltd, (Shropdoc) has been selected to provide the Out of Hours component of Integrated Urgent Care for patients in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. After a rigorous procurement [...]
3 July 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is today (Tuesday) starting a six-week period of engagement about a proposal to extend the temporary suspension of inpatient services – including births and postnatal care - in its rural Midwife Led Units (MLUs) at Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry. The proposal is to extend the current temporary suspension of [...]
29 June 2018 Five hundred runners will take to the streets of Shrewsbury next weekend to celebrate 70 years of the NHS. Pictured, from left, Debra Armitage (Sales Negotiator at SJ Roberts Homes), Jules Lewis (End of Life Care Specialist at SaTH), Mike Sambrook (Managing Director at SJ Roberts Homes) and Victoria Evanson (After Sales Manager at SJ Roberts [...]
28 June 2018 Some of the finest acts on the Shropshire music scene are set to take to the stage at a charity fun day celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS. Bands and solo acts will be joined by choirs at the special event at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Saturday 7 July. Of One [...]
27 June 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will celebrate the achievements of staff and volunteers at a very special awards ceremony which will also mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Members of the VIP Awards organising team Charlotte Banks, Laura Westcott and Kate Adney at RAF Cosford The annual Values In Practice (VIP) awards held by The [...]
25 June 2018 Award winning Shropshire business Flower & White has kindly donated hundreds of sweet treats to Shropshire’s two acute hospitals for their Charity Fun Day, which will mark 70 years of the NHS. The Telford-based bakers has thrown its support behind the charity event, which is being held at the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]
25 June 2018 Twenty three nurses from SaTH conquered the Wrekin to support and raise awareness of a national campaign to 'End PJ Paralysis’. The challenge to climb the Wrekin was organised by PRH Ward 11 manager, Lisa Butler, who managed to rally colleagues to join her on Saturday morning. Nurses conquer [...]
21 June 2018 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups From Tuesday 17 July people across Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire who need urgent out-of-hours medical help or advice will need to call 111. In Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, the NHS 111 service will replace the current out-of-hours telephone access [...]
