Shropshire has one of the largest colorectal cancer units in the country – and the service could grow even further if plans to transform health facilities in the county go ahead, surgeons vowed today. A total of 936 planned Colorectal Cancer operations for potential cure were carried out in the past five years at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]

Patients across Shropshire are receiving a variety of services to help them recuperate thanks to close working between Therapists at Shropshire’s acute hospitals and in the community. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) Therapy teams provide support to patients needing everything from physiotherapy and occupational therapy to those needing support with their speech and language or with their [...]

Several temporary closures of our Midwife Led Units (MLU) took place during December 2016. The temporary closures were as follows: Sunday 25 December 2016: Bridgnorth MLU and Shrewsbury MLU were both temporarily closed from 8pm until 8am. Thursday 29 December 2016: Oswestry MLU was temporarily closed from 8pm until 8am. Friday 31 December 2016: Ludlow MLU was temporarily closed from [...]

Members of staff from the Facilities Department at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have completed a new Supervisor Development Programme. Members of the Facilities Department are presented with certificates by Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate Governance (left) The six-day programme, which took place one day a month over six months, was completed by 14 members of staff from teams [...]

A room for children inside the A&E Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has been transformed into a colourful animal kingdom. Student and artist Victoria Jenkinson Student and artist Victoria Jenkinson has spent hours painting the walls of a side room set aside for the treatment of youngsters in order to improve their hospital experience. She said: [...]

Jim Findler before A West Midlands man lost almost 10 stone in weight and has been given a new lease of life - thanks to bariatric surgery in Shropshire. Father-of-two Jim Findler, from Bilston, near Wolverhampton, had life-changing gastric bypass surgery at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in October 2015. Previously he was extremely unhappy with his weight and [...]

Chief Executive Simon Wright has issued a special video message where he looks back on a busy 2016 and wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Pre Op Assessment PRH. Staff Nurses Dom Gemino and Dorne Bartlett Staff at Shropshire’s acute hospitals got into the Christmas spirit by decking out wards and departments with colourful decorations. Christmas trees and other decorations have helped to brighten up the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford for the festive period. [...]

Pregnant women will be able to listen to their own music whilst giving birth at the Midwife Led Unit in Telford – thanks to a kind donation. Healthwatch Telford and Wrekin (HWTW) donated a set of portable Bluetooth speakers to the Wrekin Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) at the Princess Royal Judith Ockenden, Patient Experience Advisor; Wendy Cutchie and Kate Ballinger [...]

Eye services in three sub-specialties will be temporarily unavailable to new referrals from 1 January 2017. The Ophthalmology Service at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has experienced some difficulties in managing the demand of referrals. Following discussions between SaTH and the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across both Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, a decision has been made [...]