Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
The following statement is from our colleagues at Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). A joint committee meeting of NHS Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Groups today agreed not to go to public consultation while more work is carried out It means that without a preferred option or options a public consultation will not now [...]
All media enquiries regarding Christmas and New Year births should be made via switchboard on 01952 641222 to the Delivery Suite Coordinator, who will be able to assist with information about births at the Trust’s maternity units. Please note we are only able to offer details and pictures with the full consent of the family. Thank You.
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From left: Sue Lewis, Mary Pascoe, Pat York, Julie Bayley, Carole Copplestone and Mr Tamoor Usman A Shrewsbury club has donated £1,000 to benefit women receiving treatment for breast cancer in Shropshire. The Inner Wheel Club of Shrewsbury made the donation to the Breast Service at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Carole Copplestone, President [...]
Please click the links below for pharmacy opening times over Christmas and New Year. Telford and Wrekin pharmacy opening times Shropshire pharmacy opening times
Shropshire’s acute hospitals will next week showcase an innovative App that helps cancer patients manage the side effects of chemotherapy. The App, which can be downloaded onto mobile phones, computer tablets and desktop computers to help patients understand and monitor the expected side effect of chemotherapy treatment, has been developed by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs [...]
A hospital ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was transformed into a wedding venue on December 1 after health issues prompted a couple to tie the knot. David Donaldson proposed to his partner of 16 years, Lorraine Davis, on Tuesday 29 November and 48 hours later they were proclaimed husband and wife. As soon as the news of the proposal [...]
The NHS Future Fit Programme Board today (Wednesday 30 November 2016) agreed proposed options for the future of emergency and critical care in Shropshire. The preferred option proposes a single Emergency and Trauma Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) with a Planned Care Site at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, along with Centres at both sites which [...]
The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is taking steps to improve care following the reporting of a number of ‘never events’. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has reported six never events since September 2015, following a period of more than three years without recording any. Never events are described as events that are preventable because [...]
With temperatures falling below zero, Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are beginning to see a rise in A&E attendances, and are asking people to think about where they will get the best medical attention for their condition. Year-on-year hospitals across the country are seeing an increase in the number of people attending Emergency Departments and the number of people who are [...]
