Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
Simon Wright’s Christmas Message
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.
Hospitals decked with boughs of holly as staff mark Christmas with colourful decorations
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. [...]
Music to the ears as speakers donated to Midwife Led Unit
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 [...]
New referrals to three Ophthalmology sub-specialities to be temporarily referred to other providers from 1 January 2017
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 [...]
Take the challenge and go booze-free this Dry January
The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire Council Shropshire Council’s public health team are encouraging people to sign up for Dry January and start 2017 in a state of booze-free bliss. After the heady excess of the festive season, January is the best time to give your body a little break. And it’s super simple to do – just [...]
New Non-Executive Directors Appointed
NHS Improvement has today confirmed the appointment of three new Non-Executive members of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Dr David Lee and Dr Chris Weiner have joined the SaTH Board as Non-Executive Directors. They are joined by Terry Mingay, who has joined as a Designate Non-Executive Director. Professor Peter Latchford, Chair of SaTH, said: “I am delighted [...]
New End of Life Care specialists start work
End of Life Care Specialist Nurse Debbie Snooke Work to improve care for dying patients and their families at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has been enhanced with two specialist nurses starting work this month. Debbie Snooke and Rachel Preece have been appointed as End of Life Care Specialist Nurses on a six month secondment after The Shrewsbury [...]
Outdoor gym to be created at RSH to support health and wellbeing of staff and the community
An outdoor gym will be created at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to support the health and wellbeing of staff and the local community – thanks to a £10,000 grant from Tesco. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs RSH and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, applied for a grant from the supermarket’s Bags of [...]
Think: Is A&E your best option?
Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have this week seen a rise in A&E attendances, and are asking people to think about where they will get the quickest and best medical attention for their condition. The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford are seeing the effects of winter, which traditionally brings additional demand caused by problems such as [...]
Residents need to have their say on the future of Emergency Care
The following is a statement from Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, following Monday night’s Joint Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) meeting about NHS Future Fit. You can read a CCG statement about that meeting here: https://www.sath.nhs.uk/news/work-needed-allow-nhs-future-fit-move-forward/ Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “Our area's acute emergency service [...]