9 March 2018 Inpatient services at Ludlow Midwife Led Unit (MLU) are to be suspended for two weeks to ensure the safe care of mums using Shropshire’s maternity services. Services at Ludlow will be suspended from 5pm tomorrow (Saturday 10 March) until 9am on 25 March. The unit will remain open between 8am and 8pm for antenatal and postnatal services, [...]
9 March 2018 They don’t just work in labs – and their unique contribution to patient care is helping to transform lives and drive innovation. The role of NHS healthcare scientists, who work in a variety of positions to support patients at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), is to be celebrated during Healthcare Science Week; part of [...]
9 March 2018 Over the past few weeks and months, you will have heard a lot being said about how important it is to involve the public—the people we serve—in conversations about the services we provide. The first cohort have graduated from the People's Academy In January we completed the final session for the first cohort to go [...]
9 March 2018 As part of the patient-led assessments we carry out we want your feedback. We want to know: how clean you think our hospitals are, your thoughts on the condition of our buildings, how well our buildings your needs, the quality and availability of food and drinks, how well our hospitals support people with dementia and how well [...]
8 March 2018 Do you want to do something to help one of the charities and organisations that benefits patients at SaTH? Well here is your opportunity. Once more the Shropshire Star has teaming up with Enterprise Flex-E-Rent to give away £20,000 to good causes, and on Thursday announced the 35 groups that have been selected to receive a share [...]
8 March 2018 The Eye Department at SaTH will re-open to new referrals from Sunday, 1 April 2018, following a successful recruitment campaign. The Trust has recruited a number of new staff to senior positions, including consultant ophthalmologists, and reduced waiting lists, enabling the service to re-open to new patients. A clinician is also being trained in Adult Squint Surgery, [...]
8 March 2018 SaTH is continuing to make significant improvements in the screening and treatment of patients with Sepsis. Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It leads to shock, multiple organ failure and death, especially if not recognised early and treated promptly. Early recognition and screening for Sepsis is vital to [...]
7 March 2018 Parents and carers of youngsters receiving treatment on the Children’s Ward at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) have been treated to free hot drinks – thanks to a Shropshire creative agency. Annabel Gwilliam from Clear (right) and Nick Parkin from SaTH with staff on the Children's Ward Clear, based in Shrewsbury, is carrying out 15 [...]
7 March 2018 SaTH Charity has been re-launched—making it more visible among our staff and more recognisable to our supporters and our patients. SaTHCharity As part of the facelift we will be making it easier to get involved, fundraise and donate. SaTH Charity is a registered charity that is making a real difference to our patients, affected friends [...]
We have released the fourth issue of Safest & Kindest, the public newsletter of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). In this 16-page newsletter (which can be viewed as a printable PDF here) you can read about: A record number of frontline healthcare workers have had their flu jab this winter. See page 2 Staff at our hospitals [...]
