SaTH Charity has recently purchased a specialised stretcher designed for patients requiring Fluoroscopy X-rays. Cardiology staff stood next to the stretcher The ‘fluoroscopy’ stretcher was purchased for the Cardiology Service and will greatly enhance the experience for our patients. As the stretcher is designed to be used during an X-ray, it reduces the need to reposition patients [...]
SaTH Charity Football Tournament trophies. The third annual SaTH Charity Football Tournament took place on Sunday 1 June at the Sports Village in Shrewsbury. The event was a great success with 160 members of NHS staff, from SaTH, Keele University and West Midlands Ambulance, taking part and together they raised nearly £4,600 for the Dementia appeal and [...]
The OWEN room has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement, to be able to have important conversations in a calm, inviting, comfortable and safe space. It forms part of the OWEN model, which was created by Jules Lewis, Swan End of Life Care Facilitator, Lead Nurse and Lead for Staff Bereavement Support Service, and Jules Lock, Lead Swan [...]
SaTH Charity has helped the Trust go greener by purchasing new bike racks for colleagues and patients travelling to William Farr House (Shrewsbury). The previous bike racks were old and unable to be used unusable, so SaTH Charity applied to the Small Things Big Difference Fund to purchase and install the ‘toaster’ style racks. Within minutes of them being installed [...]
Luke Butler successfully completed the London Marathon on 27 April in 3 hours 11 minutes and raised £3,161 for SaTH Charity. Luke wanted to give back to the Neonatal Unit where his daughter, Ella was cared for in 2022. Ella was born at the Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham at 24 weeks and four days gestation, weighing 1lb 10oz. She spent [...]
The Children and Young People’s Unit (CYPU) in the Emergency Department at RSH recently received a bumper pack of crayons from their Amazon Wishlist. The area has posters up in the unit advertising their Wishlist and this time a grateful parent purchased the team 144 crayons. Emma Millington, Play Practitioner, said: “We are so grateful for every item we [...]
The Catering Team decided to donate to the charity rather than buying Christmas Cards in 2024. The team have been donating their Christmas card money, to different charities, for over a decade and have raised £1000s in this time. Kate Teece, Site Catering Manager, said: “We wanted to support SaTH Charity’s Dementia Fund as a few of our staff have [...]
The Snakebyte Group has been leading; player in the consumer electronics and video game accessories market and wanted to support the hospital as they have an office in Newport. For the last few years, they have donated Pebble Gear Disney tablets to our hospital. The latest donation will support paediatric oncology services at SaTH. Staff and a child holding [...]
SaTH Charity were honoured to receive a cheque for £5,000 from Telford Rotary Clubs. The money was raised through the annual ‘Tree of Light’ which took place in December. The Tree of Life gives the public an opportunity to commemorate a loved one at Christmas. The cheque was presented by Rachel Waterson, President of Ironbridge Rotary Club to Elaine and [...]
The Beefy Boys restaurant in Shrewsbury has raised £1,000 for the SaTH Charity’s Swan Fund - End of Life Care (EOLC). Nurse with Beefy Boys staff holding large charity cheque. The money raised was thanks to the generosity of their customers who had the option of donating 50p at the end of their meal when they paid. The [...]
