Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
3 April 2018 A Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) has opened at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Nigel Lee, Chief Operating Officer The unit has been opened to help ease pressure on the Emergency Department and reduce unnecessary admissions. Patients will be able to use the CDU to await test results, wait for an investigation to be [...]
3 April 2018 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are to invest in more junior doctors to support the demands on our medical wards and improve 24-hour cover at both Emergency Departments. Simon Wright, Chief Executive at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) today revealed funding for an additional 30 junior doctors over the next two [...]
28 March 2018 The following news is from our partners at NHS Future Fit. For more information please view the special edition of our Safest and Kindest Newsletter. Half a million people living in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales are set to benefit from a capital funding injection of £300 million to transform their local hospital services. The [...]
27 March 2018 Visitors and staff at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford can expect a blooming lovely welcome over the new few weeks. Luke Hickman with the crocus he helped to plant Ten thousand crocus bulbs planted by schoolchildren last year have sprung up, creating beautiful swathes of purple either side of the footpaths from the car park [...]
26 March 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust will complete its first ever ‘Let’s Crack It’ fortnight from today (Monday 26 March) in a bid to improve patient journeys through our hospitals and ensure they are discharged as soon as they are medically fit to leave. During the weeks either side of the Easter holidays the Trust will [...]
26 March 2018 A pensioner from Wellington is having his genetic code mapped to help launch a scientific revolution in the fight against a rare disease that limits your ability to walk. Michael Bradley has suspected Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) and on Friday 23 March he became The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) 100th patient to take part [...]
23 March 2018 The following message is from our partners at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group Helping people to have a cracking time this Easter is Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group with some tips and advice about where to get help this Bank Holiday Weekend. Local residents are encouraged to be prepared and to know where to get the right treatment. Dr [...]
23 March 2018 A sculpture made from obsolete hospital equipment to celebrate 70 years of the National Health Service will take the shape of a heart to reflect the nation’s love of the NHS. Artist Luke Kite sits on one of the broken wheelchairs and is surrounded by obsolete hospital equipment The unique sculpture, which is being created [...]
23 March 2018 Mother-of-four Julie lost her sight five years ago and finds tasks as simple as making a cup of coffee a chore unless the correct processes are in place. Patient Julie Southcombe and her guide dog Tammy outside the Transforming Care Institute At just 50-years-old she was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy but with the help on [...]
23 March 2018 Inpatient services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit (MLU) are to be suspended to ensure the safe care of mums using Shropshire’s maternity services. Services at Bridgnorth will be suspended from 8pm on Sunday (25 March) until 8am on Sunday 22 April. The unit will remain open between 8am and 8pm for antenatal and postnatal services, but will [...]
