24 May 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals scooped a major award at this year’s NHS Sustainability Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, won the Travel and Transport Award at the prestigious awards ceremony for influencing staff to become engaged with [...]
23 May 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) As the late May bank holiday approaches - Friday, 26 May through to Monday 29 May - Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is reminding people to be prepared, whatever the weather. Dr Jo Leahy, a local GP and CCG Chair said: “An [...]
Tuesday 23 May 2017 More than 2,500 men in the region have been screened for potential aneurysms over the past 12 months. From left: Steven Jones, Vascular Consultant; June Whitaker, a member of the League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital’s Executive Committee; Danielle Bajic, Vascular Specialist Nurse; Louise Jones, AAA Screening Programme Coordinator (Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin); [...]
22 May 2017 Services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Monday 22 May 2017) until 8am tomorrow (23 May 2017). Women booked to give birth at Bridgnorth MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at another MLU. If any women due to give birth [...]
22 May 2017 The following information is provided by our colleagues at Shropshire Council Residents and organisations across Shropshire are being asked to support a new campaign to help older people reduce their risk of falling. The ‘Let’s talk about the F-word’ campaign launched today (Monday, 22 May 2017) is being led by Shropshire’s public health service Help2Change and Age [...]
19 May 2017 The Chief Operating Officer at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to retire at the end of the year. Debbie Kadum (left) will step down from her post on 17 December 2017 after five years at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and more than 36 years in the NHS. One of [...]
19 May 2017 A conference held in Shropshire to look at ways to improve care for people living with dementia has proved a huge success. Karen Breese (left) and George Rook (right) with Chris Roberts and Jayne Goodrick Around 200 people attended the conference – Changing Dementia Care –at the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]
19 May 2017 Eye appointments provided in the Outpatients Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are moving location. Paediatric (children’s) ophthalmology outpatient appointments, which are currently provided in Clinic 10 at RSH, will temporarily move to the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford from 30 May 2017. Adult ophthalmology outpatient appointments, which are also currently provided in Clinic 10 [...]
18 May 2017 Three classic stories will be brought to life to bring some sunshine to young patients being treated at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Starlight Children's Foundation is to bring its Storytellers Tour to patients on the Children’s Ward in the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre at PRH on Wednesday (24 May 2017). Starlight is national [...]
18 May 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals hit all of its performance targets for cancer waiting times in 2016/2017, figures revealed today. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, hit all of the targets despite the great demand on its services. Dr [...]
