4 April 2023 Ashia Miah, Hospital Chaplain, talks to us about her role at the Trust and what Ramadan means to her. Tell us a bit about you? I was born in Bangladesh but came to Birmingham when I was four years old and moved to Telford in 1996. In 2001, I graduated with a degree in BSc Hons in [...]
30 March 2022 Pete Checketts, an Anaesthetic and Intensive Care Doctor working at PRH, will begin solo hiking across the Shropshire hills on 4 April for a duration of approximately six days. The epic challenge is 85 miles in total and Pete will be ticking off the 20 highest hills in Shropshire as he goes. Pete will be carrying all [...]
27 March 2023 The Intensive Therapy Units (ITU) at the county’s two acute hospitals are receiving visits from therapy dogs to help boost health and wellbeing. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, is working in partnership with national charity Pets As Therapy (PAT) on the initiative [...]
24 March 2023 Helen Hope, Lead Biomedical Scientist in Cellular Pathology, will be taking on Market Drayton 10k on May 7 to raise funds in memory of her daughter. In April 2022, Helen was seriously injured in a car crash that tragically killed her 19-year-old daughter, Charlotte. The extent of Helen’s injuries meant that for a considerable time she could [...]
13 March 2023 We are pleased to announce that Inese Robotham has joined the Trust as the Assistant Chief Executive, following a rigorous recruitment process. Inese joins us from Swansea Bay University Health Board as their Chief Operating Officer and has held similar roles in Dorset and Worcester acute trusts. With over 20 years of NHS experience, Inese brings a [...]
8 March 2023 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is training up more of its own staff through a range of apprenticeships and leadership programmes, helping to fill key vacancies and provide better care for patients. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is offering a wide variety of opportunities for existing members of staff to train [...]
6 March 2023 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is shining a spotlight on its wide-ranging career opportunities during National Careers Week (6-12 March). The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) employs over 7,000 people, making it one of Shropshire’s biggest employers. With more than 350 different clinical and non-clinical careers to choose from within the NHS, [...]
22 February 2023 People in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being encouraged to ‘Think which service?’ before acting when deciding on which local service is right for their healthcare needs, as part of a new local NHS campaign. The campaign aims to help people get quicker urgent care in the most appropriate place and highlights NHS 111 online, the Minor [...]
14 February 2023 Communities across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales are to benefit from exciting plans to transform care, experience and facilities at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. It is part of long-term plans to develop two thriving hospitals for everyone. Construction works are progressing well on a £24million planned care hub at PRH, with plans also [...]
6 February 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is shining a spotlight on its apprentices during National Apprentice Week (6-12 February). It is celebrating and raising awareness about the diverse and wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities that are available at SaTH and rest of the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘Skills for Life’. The week will reflect [...]
