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Major conference to focus on implementing national Maternity Review in Shropshire

6 February 2017 A major conference is to take place in Shropshire to begin to implement the national Maternity Review, which is focused on improving outcomes for pregnant women across the country. The “Better Births” Shropshire and Beyond conference aims to look at new ways to provide the best care possible for women in the region. Its focus will be [...]

Major conference to focus on implementing national Maternity Review in Shropshire2017-02-06T10:50:30+00:00

Monthly VIP Award winners

Mr Farhan Ahsan (left) receives his VIP Award from SaTH Chair, Peter Latchford 2 February 2017 A Consultant Surgeon who “always goes above and beyond” and a Speech and Language Therapist who was “amazing” over the festive period are the latest winners of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s monthly VIP Award. Emily Davies, Speech and Language [...]

Monthly VIP Award winners2017-02-18T15:25:00+00:00

Patients advised to use alternatives to A&E

2 February 2017 Doctors across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are advising people to consider using alternatives to accident and emergency units as local hospitals face an increase in demand for services. There has been a large increase in demand locally, and leading doctors are advising people suffering from minor illness or injuries to use other more appropriate health services [...]

Patients advised to use alternatives to A&E2018-01-08T15:36:24+00:00

Alternative arrangements in place for new referrals in three ophthalmology sub-specialties for Montgomeryshire patients from 1 February 2017

31 January 2017 Following the announcement that eye services in three sub-specialties at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust will be temporarily unavailable to new referrals, alternative arrangements have been put in place for patients in North Powys from 1 February 2017. The three sub-specialties – glaucoma, adult squint surgery and non-specialised ophthalmology - are temporarily unavailable to new [...]

Alternative arrangements in place for new referrals in three ophthalmology sub-specialties for Montgomeryshire patients from 1 February 20172017-01-31T13:13:02+00:00

Sandwiches and salads back on the menu

30 January 2017 Sandwiches and salads will soon return to the menus at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. A new supplier has been sourced to provide sandwiches and salads to patients, families and staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Patients on wards [...]

Sandwiches and salads back on the menu2017-01-30T15:50:35+00:00

Ludlow Hospital Work

27 January 2017 The following message is from our partners at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. Whilst the buildings containing services SaTH provides (Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit and our Renal Unit at Ludlow) are not affected by the work outlined below, it may cause issues with parking and noise for our patients using these services: NHS Property Services is carrying out essential [...]

Ludlow Hospital Work2017-01-31T13:09:41+00:00

Walk-In Centre closure to “provide increased resources for Telford and Wrekin GPs”

25 January 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed today  it will not renew the contract of Malling Health Wrekin when it runs out in July and reinvest resources in local GP practices. The decision will be ratified by the CCG’s Primary Care [...]

Walk-In Centre closure to “provide increased resources for Telford and Wrekin GPs”2017-02-18T15:25:00+00:00

Sustainable Services Programme: Learning from other hospitals

24 January 2017 Consultants in Shropshire today shared how they have explored the benefits and pitfalls of transforming emergency care from other organisations which have been through similar experiences. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) proposes creating a single Emergency Centre at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford with Planned Care [...]

Sustainable Services Programme: Learning from other hospitals2017-03-07T11:47:24+00:00

High demand at Shropshire hospitals

24 January 2017 Shropshire’s acute hospitals continue to experience very high levels of demand, with health officials repeating their call for people to think about whether their visit to A&E is really necessary. The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford continue to see a rising number of patients coming to A&E, with almost 100 more patients [...]

High demand at Shropshire hospitals2017-01-24T11:27:21+00:00

Parking arrangements at SaTH

24 January 2017 Discounted parking is available for some patients using Shropshire’s acute hospitals – and parking is free of charge for up to 30 minutes. The free 30 minutes gives people picking up and dropping off patients or visitors to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford an option to do so without incurring [...]

Parking arrangements at SaTH2017-02-18T15:25:00+00:00