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Neonatal Unit recognised by UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative

10 July 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s Neonatal Unit has achieved the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Stage Two accreditation. The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) is a global programme that enables health professionals to better support families with feeding and developing close and loving relationships so that all babies get the best possible start in [...]

Neonatal Unit recognised by UNICEF UK Baby Friendly InitiativeCharlotte Robertshaw2025-07-10T14:30:33+01:00

NHS launches ‘Think Twice, Order Right’ campaign to reduce medicines waste and protect patient safety

9 July Issued by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has today launched a new campaign — ‘Think Twice, Order Right’ — to help reduce the estimated £2.6 million worth of medicines wasted unnecessarily across the area every year. Almost 40% of this waste could be avoided – and everyone can play a part in [...]

NHS launches ‘Think Twice, Order Right’ campaign to reduce medicines waste and protect patient safetyLisa Bailey2025-07-10T11:34:41+01:00

Trust recognises more than 1,000 years NHS service

09 July 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust held a celebration to mark the contribution of their members of staff who have completed 25, 40 and even an incredible 50 years of service. Over thirty-five members of staff with more than 1,000 years’ experience between them, who work at both Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal [...]

Trust recognises more than 1,000 years NHS serviceCaroline Cross2025-07-08T16:08:29+01:00

Clinic rooms open as £1 million cancer trial recruits more than 1,000

7 July 2025 Three purpose-built clinics rooms for a £1 million research study that could reduce the amount of time patients are waiting and worrying about a colorectal cancer diagnosis have officially opened their doors. More than 1,000 patients have been recruited for the year-long TRIOMIC trial, which uses a new testing method, since it was launched last year. [...]

Clinic rooms open as £1 million cancer trial recruits more than 1,000Lisa Bailey2025-07-07T14:31:54+01:00

Nominate your hospital heroes

04 July 2025 Members of the public have the chance to nominate their hospital hero, as the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals gears up for its fantastic annual Trust Celebratory Awards. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is giving people across Shropshire and mid-Wales the chance to nominate teams or individuals who have made a remarkable contribution [...]

Nominate your hospital heroesLisa Bailey2025-07-04T10:55:21+01:00

10 Year Health Plan

03 July 2025 The Government's 10 Year Health Plan for England has been launched, setting out a bold, ambitious and necessary new course for the NHS. The plan fundamentally reinvents our approach to healthcare so that we can guarantee the NHS will be there for all who need it for generations to come. It has been shaped by the [...]

10 Year Health PlanCarmen Harper2025-07-03T13:37:54+01:00

New digital dispensing cabinets providing safer, modern care for patients

02 July 2025 New automated cabinets for supplying medicines are now in place in the emergency departments at the county’s two acute hospitals providing safer, modern care for patients. The new technology will increase efficiency and save time for staff, releasing more time for patient care – and support the timely discharge of patients from hospital. The rollout of the [...]

New digital dispensing cabinets providing safer, modern care for patientsClaire Dunn2025-07-02T16:48:09+01:00

Trust’s official opening of staff bereavement room

2 July 2025 A new room that has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement has held its official opening at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) The OWEN room in the Shropshire Education and Conference Centre (SECC) has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement. It allows them to have important conversations in a calm, inviting, comfortable [...]

Trust’s official opening of staff bereavement roomLisa Bailey2025-07-02T13:27:16+01:00

Spotlight put on Estates and Facilities teams at Trust

Estates and Facilities teams are responsible for managing the safe, well-maintained and functional running of the county’s two acute hospitals. 27 June 2025 Often working unnoticed in the background, the Estates and Facilities staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) play a vital role in maintaining, keeping safe and improving our working environments to keep our [...]

Spotlight put on Estates and Facilities teams at TrustCaroline Cross2025-06-27T13:52:11+01:00

A thousand hours and counting – dedicated volunteers hit major milestone

25 June 2025 A couple have completed more than a thousand hours of volunteering at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and are still counting. John and Judi Anderson, a married couple who have been volunteering at the PRH for several years, set themselves a goal of reaching 1,000 hours of volunteering before the end of 2024. Not only [...]

A thousand hours and counting – dedicated volunteers hit major milestoneCarmen Harper2025-06-25T15:45:33+01:00