Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
21 January 2019 Officials at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are asking people to consider if they need the specialist services provided by A&E as the departments continue to face huge demand. Yesterday (Sunday) more than 400 people attended the A&E departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. More than 150 patients arrived by [...]
21 January 2019 A mobile recovery unit is in place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to help alleviate the impact that winter pressures are having on the day surgery service. The unit, supplied by Vanguard Healthcare, is a fully-equipped mobile recovery unit and a walkway has been constructed from it to the entrance of the Treatment Centre. The capacity [...]
18 January 2019 SaTH Charity, which aims to make a difference to patients and staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, has won a donation of £1,000. The donation has come from insurance provider Ecclesiastical, which is providing the funding to a number of charities and individuals as part of its 12 Days of Giving Campaign. SaTH Charity was nominated to win [...]
17 January 2019 The following information is from NHS Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs Local health and care leaders have approved all Future Fit documentation, including the Decision Making Business Case (DMBC), to be submitted to the Joint Committee of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The Joint Committee will meet on Tuesday, 29th January to make [...]
17 January 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) was shortlisted for three awards at this year’s Sustainable Health and Care awards ceremony. Julia Clarke The Sustainable and Health and Care awards celebrate sustainable development work across the NHS, social care and the public sector, while providing the opportunity for organisations to showcase their projects. The [...]
16 January 2019 Female staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), who are struggling to find the time for their cervical screening test, can now have the procedure done at work. Dr Jill Blackmore and Sister Claire Carr It is the idea of Trust’s Colposcopy team as part of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, which runs [...]
15 January 2019 New Macmillan ‘Living Well’ sessions created to help and support those affected by cancer are being launched in Shropshire next month. The sessions are free and will be held at community venues across the county from February until December – with bookings now being taken. They are part of the Macmillan Living With and Beyond Cancer Programme, [...]
14 January 2019 A ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford has scooped gold in an innovative scheme which aims to ensure patients have the best experience possible. Ward 4 (Trauma and Orthopaedic) has achieved Gold status as part of the Exemplar Ward programme at SaTH. Patient experience is at the heart of Exemplar - which awards Silver, Gold [...]
11 January 2019 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Become a Patient Representative on Shropshire CCG’s Care Closer to Home Programme Board and use your knowledge and experience to help develop local health services. NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is currently seeking a Patient Representative to join the Shropshire Care Closer to [...]
11 January 2019 A special dance night is being held in Shrewsbury next week to raise money for the charity that benefits Shropshire’s acute hospitals. And members of the Emergency Services – as well as members of the Armed Forces – will be able to try their hand at Salsa free of charge. The event is being held at Havana [...]
