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Results of Care Quality Commission maternity survey published

9 February 2024 A new survey by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that women are listened to, treated with respect and dignity, and involved in decisions about their care at the Trust that provides maternity services for women in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. The 2023 CQC Maternity Survey involved 121 NHS Trusts in England and [...]

Results of Care Quality Commission maternity survey published2024-02-09T14:41:21+00:00

Trust recruits 10 internationally-educated midwives to maternity services

6 February 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has recruited 10 internationally-trained midwives to its maternity services, with a commitment to recruit a further two midwives from overseas each year to be more representative of its local communities. Each midwife has been through an extensive induction and training period to equip them for practice in the UK. [...]

Trust recruits 10 internationally-educated midwives to maternity services2024-02-06T15:54:49+00:00

Trust’s Maternity Services to hold second open day

Following the success of its previous open day, Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust will once again open their doors to the public on Saturday 24 February 2024. Taking place from 10am-3pm at the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre, part of the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, the open day will offer hourly guided tours [...]

Trust’s Maternity Services to hold second open day2024-02-01T11:13:37+00:00

25 new CTG monitors introduced in maternity services, allowing for wireless fetal monitoring

The Trust that runs maternity services for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales has taken delivery of 25 new CTG (Cardiotocography) machines, 15 of which have the option of wireless monitoring, allowing women to be mobile during labour. The new CTG machines, which are used during pregnancy and labour to monitor the baby’s heartbeat, will be used in Delivery Suite, [...]

25 new CTG monitors introduced in maternity services, allowing for wireless fetal monitoring2023-10-06T12:25:40+01:00

Guided tours of maternity services to begin this September

14 September Guided tours of maternity services at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford will begin later this month, allowing expectant parents to see where their baby will be born and cared for, ask questions and prepare for childbirth in a supported environment.  Tours will be held every other Sunday from 24 September with two time slots available: 10am-12noon [...]

Guided tours of maternity services to begin this September2023-09-27T13:46:21+01:00

Trust temporarily closes Fetal Medicine Service

4 August 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has taken the decision to temporarily suspend its Fetal Medicine Service. During the closure, which is due to clinician retirements and unavailability, combined with a national shortage of fetal medicine consultants, women requiring access to the service will be referred to neighbouring trusts. Recruitment for the service, which cares for [...]

Trust temporarily closes Fetal Medicine Service2023-08-04T13:39:56+01:00

Parents take premature baby home after 127 days in hospital

11 May 2023 A Shropshire couple have thanked maternity and neonatal services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) for their care after their baby girl, born 16 weeks early and the same size as her cuddly toy octopus [pictured], was discharged from hospital this week. Kimberley and James Leith, from Horsehay, both work at SaTH and have kept [...]

Parents take premature baby home after 127 days in hospital2023-05-11T15:30:04+01:00

Trust’s Maternity Services opens its doors to the public

A maternity services open day will be held by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) on Saturday 13 May to allow those who are pregnant, considering parenthood or who have an interest in maternity services to learn more. Taking place from 11am-4pm at the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre, part of the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, the [...]

Trust’s Maternity Services opens its doors to the public2023-04-28T12:57:46+01:00

Ockenden Report Assurance Committee notes progress

29 March 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has delivered 77% (162/210) of its actions from the first and final Ockenden Reports, putting it ahead of its projected delivery schedule for March 2023, the Ockenden Report Assurance Committee (ORAC) has heard. ORAC is a monthly meeting, set up in 2021, to obtain and provide assurance in relation [...]

Ockenden Report Assurance Committee notes progress2023-03-29T10:31:31+01:00

Maternity services staff celebrated for providing good care

17 February 2023 Certificates to recognise “a special contribution to service user care” have been awarded to staff across maternity services. Created by the Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, special contribution certificates have been given to a wide range of staff, including midwives, consultants, housekeepers, women’s services assistants, health visitors and mental health services. More than [...]

Maternity services staff celebrated for providing good care2023-02-21T12:12:18+00:00