Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
