Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts

NHS 111 service to take calls out-of-hours across Shropshire From July 2018

9 February 2018 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) From Tuesday 3 July, 2018 people across Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire who need urgent GP out-of-hours medical help or advice will need to call 111. This is because the current Shropdoc telephone number will no longer be in use [...]

NHS 111 service to take calls out-of-hours across Shropshire From July 20182018-02-09T12:10:05+00:00

SaTH switches to ‘greener’ drinking straws

9 February 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is switching to biodegradable drinking straws as it continues its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint. Catering Operations Manager Ian Stuart with the new biodegradable straws The straws will be available, when required, at the Caffe Bistro outlets and the canteens at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]

SaTH switches to ‘greener’ drinking straws2018-02-09T11:39:14+00:00

Birthing services to resume as Shrewsbury MLU relocates

2 February 2018 Mums-to-be will be able to deliver their babies at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) when it relocates next week. The MLU is being relocated to another part of the Copthorne Building at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to allow further repair work to take place after last month’s heavy snowfall caused damage to the roof. Birthing and [...]

Birthing services to resume as Shrewsbury MLU relocates2018-02-02T15:11:43+00:00

Golden ticket for student nurses

31 January 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to offer “golden tickets” to student nurses to increase recruitment. Faye Crump, 2nd year student; Helen Jenkinson, Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality at SaTH and Mary Farmer, return to practice student, with a Golden Ticket. Instead of a formal interview, student nurses from Staffordshire University [...]

Golden ticket for student nurses2018-01-31T14:13:44+00:00

‘Open House’ event to mark World Cancer Day

31 January 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is marking World Cancer Day with an ‘Open House’ on Friday 2 February. The event will be an opportunity for people to come and meet healthcare professionals from the Trust who provide care for people with cancer and support groups, including Macmillan Cancer information and Macmillan Welfare Rights and [...]

‘Open House’ event to mark World Cancer Day2018-01-31T12:18:16+00:00

Mums confident in Shropshire maternity services, national survey finds

30 January 2018 New mums in Shropshire are treated with respect and dignity, listened to and given the help they need. Those are the findings of the latest survey of women’s experiences of maternity care, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The survey also found that women who raised concerns during their pregnancy or delivery had those concerns taken [...]

Mums confident in Shropshire maternity services, national survey finds2018-01-30T09:35:25+00:00

Thank you to hospital staff who saved lives of mum and baby daughter

29 January 2018 Twelve-week-old Betsy Cheal is a little miracle. Luke and Abigail with Betsy She was born almost four weeks prematurely by emergency caesarean at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, after her mother Abigail Hulme suffered a rare, life-threatening complication during labour. Abigail, of Newport, had suffered a uterine rupture – a condition which affects [...]

Thank you to hospital staff who saved lives of mum and baby daughter2018-01-29T13:27:07+00:00

Mums-to-be to receive ‘wellbeing wallets’

26 January 2018 Mums-to-be are to be given new ‘wellbeing wallets’ by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) as part of a national scheme to reduce the risk of stillbirths. From 28 January, MAMA Academy Wellbeing Wallets are being distributed to all pregnant women at their first booking appointment at SaTH, thanks to the MAMA Academy and generous [...]

Mums-to-be to receive ‘wellbeing wallets’2018-01-26T11:54:32+00:00

Hospitals to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS

25 January 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS with a specially themed fun day this summer. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust will hold the event in the grounds of the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Saturday 7 July. The event will include the unveiling of a [...]

Hospitals to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS2018-04-16T07:46:00+01:00

The Harry Johnson Trust donates children’s pyjamas to SaTH

23 January 2018 The Harry Johnson Trust has kindly donated a wide range of children’s pyjamas to Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Sally Johnson, on behalf of the Harry Johnson Trust, delivered the pyjamas for boys and girls of all ages to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. The pyjamas are for children who have [...]

The Harry Johnson Trust donates children’s pyjamas to SaTH2018-01-23T14:00:52+00:00