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Diabetes experts to headline Severn Pumpers annual event

04 June 2025 Diabetes specialists will be headlining this year’s Severn Pumpers Annual Meeting hosted by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). It takes place on Friday 13 June 2025 at Shrewsbury Town Football Club. This annual event, organised by SaTH’s Insulin Pump Service, brings together patients, healthcare professionals and technology providers to share insights and celebrate [...]

Diabetes experts to headline Severn Pumpers annual event2025-06-04T12:42:22+01:00

Trust begins implementation of Patient Engagement Portal

02 June 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is rolling out a patient engagement portal (PEP) from the provider DrDoctor. The PEP will enable patients to access more information on their mobile devices, with the ultimate aim of improving patient experience and saving costs of printing. The implementation of the PEP began in April, with a [...]

Trust begins implementation of Patient Engagement Portal2025-06-03T10:42:07+01:00

Have Your Say: Healthy Ageing and Frailty Survey

23 May 2025 At NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, we want to hear from local people about what growing older means to you — and how we can better support healthy ageing and people living with frailty across the county. As the population ages in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, with over 118,000 people aged 65+ today and numbers expected [...]

Have Your Say: Healthy Ageing and Frailty Survey2025-05-23T08:55:16+01:00

Everyone Belongs Here – celebrating diversity across our Integrated Care System

21 May 2025 To mark World Day for Cultural Diversity 2025, the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System has launched Everyone Belongs Here - a bold new campaign that celebrates the richness and diversity of our workforce and communities. Created collaboratively by colleagues across the NHS, local authorities and care partners, the campaign shares a clear message: We’re [...]

Everyone Belongs Here – celebrating diversity across our Integrated Care System2025-05-21T10:32:15+01:00

Trust improves dementia screening for local patients

21 May 2025 All patients aged 75 or over are to be screened for dementia by a doctor on admission to the county’s acute hospitals. A new screening process has been launched at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) which enables local patients to move through the delirium and dementia pathway. This initial assessment can lead to [...]

Trust improves dementia screening for local patients2025-05-21T13:48:10+01:00

National recognition for hospital Trust’s Volunteer to Career initiative

20 May 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been praised in a national report highlighting the impact of a pioneering programme helping volunteers to step into healthcare careers.  The NHS England-funded Volunteer to Career programme, developed by national charity Helpforce, was designed to support people from all backgrounds into paid healthcare roles or study. SaTH [...]

National recognition for hospital Trust’s Volunteer to Career initiative2025-05-20T13:08:14+01:00

New minor diabetic foot service launched at RJAH in collaboration with partners

20 May 2025 A new minor diabetic foot service has launched at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, which provides essential surgical intervention for diabetic patients with tendon-related foot conditions. The service, which runs in partnership with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), aims to support patients who require minor procedures, such as toe tenotomies, [...]

New minor diabetic foot service launched at RJAH in collaboration with partners2025-05-20T11:45:35+01:00

Trusts to seek shared Chief Executive to lead community and hospital services

19 May 2025 Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have announced they are seeking to appoint a shared Chief Executive to lead both organisations. This will further their collective ambition to improve services for the communities across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, the Black Country and borders and Mid Wales. Following the appointment [...]

Trusts to seek shared Chief Executive to lead community and hospital services2025-05-22T09:47:32+01:00

Health professionals urge: ‘Plan ahead for Easter Bank Holiday’

4 April 2025 As the Easter Bank Holiday approaches, health professionals within local community pharmacies and at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are urging people across the county to plan ahead for their medication needs to ensure they have essential prescriptions in time. With General Practices closed on Good Friday (18 April 2025) and Easter Monday (21 April 2025), it [...]

Health professionals urge: ‘Plan ahead for Easter Bank Holiday’2025-04-04T11:25:43+01:00

More dates added for hospital trust’s community drop-in sessions

4 March 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) NHS Trust has announced additional community drop-in sessions for the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP). The multi-million pound investment will bring high quality, sustainable care and fewer delays for everyone. Construction work is well underway on a new four-storey expansion at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of the programme, which [...]

More dates added for hospital trust’s community drop-in sessions2025-04-09T09:55:01+01:00