Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
13 April 2017 You may be aware of media interest in our Maternity service following some tragic deaths of babies in which failings in care have been identified. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has issued the following statement: “The death of a baby is the most tragic event imaginable and we again apologise unreservedly [...]
12 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS Shropshire CCG has made further progress to ensure local NHS services deliver improved outcomes for patients. The CCG launched reviews of some of the services it commissions in February to ensure that everybody in Shropshire has access to healthcare that is safe, high-quality [...]
11 April 2017 An interactive App developed to help cancer patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is among the front runners to lift a prestigious Patient Safety Award. The new Cancer App was funded by the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess [...]
10 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) With Easter almost here, there’s a lot to think about, from making sure you have enough ribbon for that Easter bonnet to organising Easter Egg hunts. However, one plan you really do need to make – especially if you have [...]
10 April 2017 The Chief Executive of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is planning to climb four volcanoes in six days to raise money for a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner. Simon Wright, Chief Executive, preparing for his volcano walk Simon Wright will tackle Sicily’s “Mighty Four” volcanoes - Stromboli, Vulcano, Salina and culminating at the world famous Mount Etna. [...]
7 April 2017 An Audit Clerk on the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has been celebrated nationally for her performance. PRH ITU Audit Clerk Caren Hill with her certificate Caren Hill, who joined the unit 12 months ago, was named as one of the most improved Audit Clerks over the past 12 months [...]
7 April 2017 “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” And while people are happy to moan about having to hand over a large chunk of their hard-earned cash to the tax man, we are still very reticent to talk about death or dying. But a group of individuals from across Shropshire are [...]
4 April 2017 More than £700 has been donated to an appeal which is benefiting patients with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate Governance; Karen Breese, Clinical Nurse Specialist for Dementia; and Shane Ryder, CP Plus Hospital Site Manager in the Reminiscence Room at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital CP Plus, which manages car parking [...]
4 April 2017 A charity appeal to buy a specialist radiotherapy couch to treat cancer patients has reached its £166,000 target in just seven months. ON TARGET: Pictured from left: Louise Dawson (Lingen Davies Fundraising Manager), Aurona Kenny (Lingen Davies Trustee), Naomi Atkin (Lingen Davies Executive Officer), Louise Killey (Radiotherapy Services Manager), Sally Hodson (Operations Manager) and Jane Trudgill [...]
3 April 2017 Telford & Wrekin Council’s leader and the Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) met today to discuss proposals around the future of A&E services at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). Councillor Shaun Davies and Simon Wright discussed a number of topics related to services at PRH during the 90-minute meeting. The meeting followed [...]
