22 August 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust will reintroduce charges for scan photos within its Maternity Services from Monday 4 September. Fees, which were paused during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain at: £5 for one photograph £10 for three photographs Payments are by card only. Please note that if the option of three photographs is selected, they [...]
20 June 2023 We have successfully remedied the issues with our generator and therefore we have now fully reinstated admissions for maternity, neonates and children’s services at the Women and Children’s Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital, in Telford. We are grateful to our neighbouring hospitals who have supported us during this time. Normal services have now resumed; if your [...]
19 June 2023 We remain temporarily closed to admissions for maternity, neonates and children’s services, and would encourage women and families that need urgent maternity advice to contact our maternity triage team first, rather than neighbouring hospitals, so we can help you get to the right place for their needs. We sincerely apologise for the impact this is having on [...]
18 June 2023 Our teams are working hard to restore services and we are doing everything we can to secure the specialist parts needed for the generator, with suppliers closed over the weekend. As a precaution, we remain temporarily closed to admissions for maternity, neonates and children’s services. We would encourage women and families that need urgent maternity advice to [...]
Please be aware that an area of the Women and Children’s Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford is experiencing issues with a generator. As a precaution, the Trust is currently closed to admissions from maternity, neonates and children and support is being provided from neighbouring hospitals. Contingency plans are in place to minimise any disruption and ensure [...]
Patients across the Midlands region are set to benefit from the first Midlands research collaboration which will see digital tools brought into maternal and acute care settings to improve patient safety and reduce the risk of harm. The newly announced National institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Midlands Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC) will bring together NHS trusts, universities, [...]
We are working hard to keep patients safe during strikes, while delivering the best care possible, and patients should continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to reschedule. Nobody should put off seeking urgent or emergency care during the strikes, with key services continuing to operate. Please see below for FAQS: What is happening? Trade unions representing NHS staff [...]
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford has signed the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) ‘Caring for You Charter’, committing to providing a healthy safe working environment for colleagues within Maternity Services. The charter, which was launched in 2016, aims to improve services for women and babies [...]
My name is Emily and I am a Maternity Support Worker (MSW) on the Postnatal ward. I have been an MSW for 12 months, and was previously a Women’s Service’s Assistant (WSA) for nine years, also based on the Postnatal Ward. I always knew I wanted to support women and their families in the journey into parenthood but didn’t realise [...]
This Sunday, 9 October, we will be holding a gathering of remembrance event for families who have experienced pregnancy loss or the death of a baby. The event, which is held every six months, is the first to be resumed following a pause due to COVID-19. It provides the opportunity for families to gather and commemorate the lives of their [...]
