Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
11 May 2017 A new room which will provide privacy and dignity for patients at the end of their life has been opened by the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to mark Dying Matters Week. Carol Bagnall, Matron on Ward 27, and Bernie Moore, whose wife, Trish, was cared for by the Trust, open the Swan Room. [...]
10 May 2017 You may see or hear media coverage about the temporary suspension of services at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) last weekend. Services at the unit were suspended from 8pm on Friday (5 May 2017) until 8am on Monday (8 May 2017). The following statement, from Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, [...]
9 May 2017 Three swift boxes have been installed at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to provide a nesting site for the birds. Local firm Sudlows helped The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) to install the swift boxes at RSH in April 2017. The swift boxes at RSH The boxes, which have been installed on the [...]
8 May 2017 Patients are advised to allow extra time for their journey to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Wednesday (10 May) due to roadworks outside the hospital site. Shropshire Council is carrying out the work to replace three underground columns that feed power to the streetlights. Three-way traffic lights will be in operation between 9am – 4pm on Mytton Oak Road [...]
5 May 2017 Services at Ludlow Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Friday 5 May 2017) until 8am on Monday (8 May 2017). Women booked to give birth at Ludlow MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at another MLU. If any women due to give [...]
27 April 2017 A statement from Professor Peter Latchford the Chair of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust following the brief adjournment of today's (April 27) meeting of the Trust Board: “The Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is committed to openness and transparency, and conducts as much of its business as possible in a session [...]
25 April 2017 This weekend - Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May - is early May Bank Holiday weekend, so here are some top tips to help make sure you and your families stay well. Plan ahead: Check your daily medication to make sure have enough to last over the bank holiday weekend. Running out of daily medication could [...]
25 April 2017 Shropshire’s See and Hear Exhibition will again be hosting a fantastic range of events and activities for people with sight and hearing loss on Wednesday 10 May 2017. The annual event, which celebrates its 10th successful year, will be hosted at Shrewsbury Sports Village on Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, between 10am and 4pm. The event is free and open [...]
20 April 2017 Services for pregnant women at Shrewsbury Day Assessment Unit will be unavailable from 24 April 2017 until 8 May 2017. The temporary suspension of services at the unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is due to staff shortages. It is expected to reopen on 8 May 2017. The unit oversees antenatal appointments, such as blood tests, [...]
20 April 2017 The following statement outlines what women and children’s services are proposed to be on the Emergency Site and Planned Care Sites under the Trust’s Sustainable Services Programme. More details about the programme are available here. The programme feeds into NHS Future Fit and will be subject to a full public consultation: Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The [...]
