Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
8 March 2018 Do you want to do something to help one of the charities and organisations that benefits patients at SaTH? Well here is your opportunity. Once more the Shropshire Star has teaming up with Enterprise Flex-E-Rent to give away £20,000 to good causes, and on Thursday announced the 35 groups that have been selected to receive a share [...]
8 March 2018 The Eye Department at SaTH will re-open to new referrals from Sunday, 1 April 2018, following a successful recruitment campaign. The Trust has recruited a number of new staff to senior positions, including consultant ophthalmologists, and reduced waiting lists, enabling the service to re-open to new patients. A clinician is also being trained in Adult Squint Surgery, [...]
8 March 2018 SaTH is continuing to make significant improvements in the screening and treatment of patients with Sepsis. Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It leads to shock, multiple organ failure and death, especially if not recognised early and treated promptly. Early recognition and screening for Sepsis is vital to [...]
7 March 2018 Parents and carers of youngsters receiving treatment on the Children’s Ward at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) have been treated to free hot drinks – thanks to a Shropshire creative agency. Annabel Gwilliam from Clear (right) and Nick Parkin from SaTH with staff on the Children's Ward Clear, based in Shrewsbury, is carrying out 15 [...]
7 March 2018 SaTH Charity has been re-launched—making it more visible among our staff and more recognisable to our supporters and our patients. SaTHCharity As part of the facelift we will be making it easier to get involved, fundraise and donate. SaTH Charity is a registered charity that is making a real difference to our patients, affected friends [...]
We have released the fourth issue of Safest & Kindest, the public newsletter of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). In this 16-page newsletter (which can be viewed as a printable PDF here) you can read about: A record number of frontline healthcare workers have had their flu jab this winter. See page 2 Staff at our hospitals [...]
6 March 2018 In a few weeks time visitors to Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) will be welcomed by a stunning walkway of purple crocus flowers. Children planting crocus bulbs The bulbs were planted by a team of volunteers, including 40 youngsters from a Shropshire secondary school, back in October 2017 and we expect a sea of purple [...]
6 March 2018 Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has issued a response to an open letter which was sent to the SaTH Board and the Governing Body of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The response refutes a number of claims made in the letter. Simon's letter can be seen here. The original [...]
2 March 2018 Many of our staff and volunteers have braved the elements over the past few days to get to work and provide the best possible care for our patients. By midday today (Friday 2 March) we have been inundated with stories of staff walking miles to get to work. For example, Daisy Ambrose, a Staff Nurse on Ward [...]
1 March 2018 With severe weather warnings in place for Shropshire and Mid Wales, below is the latest information from SaTH. As things stand, appointments at our hospitals will be going ahead as usual, unless you are contacted by us. Should the weather become severe and the situation changes, we will contact those affected and update our website and social [...]
