Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
3 August 2017 A nurse at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital who is constantly striving to raise patients’ morale has been recognised for his caring nature. Wilf Cadelina is presented with his VIP Award for June Wilf Cadelina, who works on Ward 28, received The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) monthly Values in Practice (VIP) Award after [...]
NHS Future Fit press release 1 August 2017 Local health and social care partners met yesterday (31 July) to consider the next steps to transform hospital services for local patients in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Powys. The Future Fit programme board reviewed the additional assurance work that has been carried out to decide whether the time is right for [...]
Future Fit Press Release Date: 28 July 2017 Local health and social care partners will meet on Monday, 31 July to consider the next steps to transform hospital services for local patients in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Powys. The Future Fit programme board, which represents all local health organisations including councils and the Powys Teaching Health Board, will [...]
Press Release from The Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group Date: 27 July 2017 The current Doctors’ Surgery, Malling Health Wrekin GP Practice, located at Telford Princess Royal Hospital, will close on 31 July 2017. The Walk-In Centre will continue to offer appointments until the 9 August 2017 from until All patients who are registered at the practice will have [...]
25 July 2017 More than 300 people walked, ran or cycled to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Saturday as part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) annual Charity Fun Day. This year’s fundraiser – known as the Butterfly Effect – kicked off proceedings at 8am on Saturday 22 July and raised approximately £18,500 for 23 different [...]
21 July 2017 Senior leaders at Shropshire’s acute trust reaffirmed their support for Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) during a productive meeting with North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson today (21 July 2017). Last month the Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) agreed to temporarily suspend services at MLUs in Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry for between three and six [...]
19 July 2017 Shropshire’s acute hospitals are very busy and people are asked to think carefully about whether a trip to A&E, which can be stressful and time consuming, is really necessary. The A&E Departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford have been very busy today (Wednesday 19 July 2017). People suffering from minor [...]
Wednesday 19 July 2017 Craig with the Jaguar Thunderbirds are go for a Shropshire hospital technician who has transformed a Jaguar into a vehicle from the classic television show to raise money for charity in an epic trip across five countries. Craig Cantwell, a mechanical and electrical technician at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, [...]
19 July 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is taking part in NHS England’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project. Helen Moore, Clinical Trials Manager at SaTH, takes bloods as part of the 100,000 Genomes Project. The government-funded programme will sequence 100,000 genomes - all the information in our DNA – to help improve treatment of rare [...]
18 July 2017 Staff from Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have been selected to join Q – an initiative aiming to support continuous improvement in the quality of care for patients. Mark Cheetham (Scheduled Care Group Medical Director), Nick Holding (Senior Kaizen Promotion Office Specialist), Dr Sheena Khanduri (Clinical Lead for Cancer Services), Sam Hooper (Medical Performance Manager), Keith Roberts (Senior [...]
