News – Page 158

Separating emergency and planned care will reduce cancelled hospital appointments

Doctors at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals believe proposals to separate emergency and planned care will significantly reduce cancelled hospital operations. Mr Joe McCloud, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at SaTH The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) cancelled 775 planned hospital operations in theatres last year, with approximately half being because of a lack [...]

Separating emergency and planned care will reduce cancelled hospital appointmentsEmily Lovell2017-03-08T09:26:48+00:00

Plan provides a vision of a healthier future for people across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin

A new vision for the future of health and care services across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin is formally unveiled for the first time today. The Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin sets out how the health and care system can remain fit for the future, help patients to become healthier and respond effectively to [...]

Plan provides a vision of a healthier future for people across Shropshire and Telford & WrekinSally Orrell2018-01-08T09:37:36+00:00

Day surgery bed numbers would almost double under plans to improve health services

Mr Mark Cheetham, Consultant Surgeon and Scheduled Care Group Medical Director Improved specialist Day Surgery facilities would almost double the number of beds available for patients, under plans to improve health services in Shropshire. Currently Shropshire has 56 Day Surgery Unit beds across both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. But [...]

Day surgery bed numbers would almost double under plans to improve health servicesSally Orrell2017-02-18T15:25:03+00:00

Fundraising continues for improved cancer services

Fundraising for vital equipment to treat cancer patients from across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales is continuing, despite the appeal fund reaching its initial target four months early. The Lingen Davies Cancer Fund launched the ACTION appeal in January 2015 to raise £750,000 by the end of 2016 to help fund an additional Linear Accelerator (LINAC) for the [...]

Fundraising continues for improved cancer servicesEmily Lovell2017-11-08T11:41:23+00:00

Weight loss surgery numbers could double if centre of excellence is created

Friday 18 November 2016 The number of life-changing weight-loss surgery procedures in Shropshire could double if a centre of excellence is created – meaning more people could be treated in the county. A Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery could be created at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or Princess Royal Hospital in Telford if plans to transform healthcare in [...]

Weight loss surgery numbers could double if centre of excellence is createdSally Orrell2017-02-18T15:25:03+00:00

Night at the Museum Fundraiser – 26th November 2016

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital League of Friends presents a night at the museum - Saturday 26th November 2016

Night at the Museum Fundraiser – 26th November 2016Emily Lovell2017-03-09T11:40:37+00:00

Nurse Phil heads for the London Marathon in memory of his dad

A senior nurse at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is preparing to pound the streets of the capital when he takes part in next year’s London Marathon in memory of his father – whose birthday would have been on race day. Phil Fewtrell, Quality Manager with the Senior Nursing Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]

Nurse Phil heads for the London Marathon in memory of his dadEmily Lovell2017-02-18T15:25:04+00:00

Advice and information at hand to help you stay safe and warm this winter

The following information is from our colleagues at Shropshire Council: With the cold weather now upon us health teams across Shropshire are urging residents across the county prepare for the cold months ahead and to keep warm and well this winter. The call comes following today’s launch of a national campaign led by NHS England and Public Health England, to [...]

Advice and information at hand to help you stay safe and warm this winterEmily Lovell2018-06-11T08:05:28+01:00

Director of Nursing and Quality to step down in 2017

Sarah Bloomfield - Director of Nursing and Quality The Director of Nursing and Quality at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) is to leave her post in April 2017. Sarah Bloomfield, who has worked at the Trust which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, said the decision had been a hard [...]

Director of Nursing and Quality to step down in 2017Emily Lovell2017-02-18T15:25:04+00:00

Improved service offering a full range of midwifery services is up and running in Ludlow

An improved service offering a full range of midwifery services is up and running in Ludlow. The majority of services at Ludlow’s Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) transferred to the Stretton Ward at Ludlow Community Hospital last month and today (Monday 7 November) the birthing unit also re-opened. Jo Banks, Care Group Director for the Women and Children’s Care group at The [...]

Improved service offering a full range of midwifery services is up and running in LudlowEmily Lovell2017-02-18T15:25:04+00:00