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First patient treated at SaTH with revolutionary type of radiotherapy

15 November 2021 The first patient has been treated at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) with a revolutionary type of radiotherapy that will bring benefits for those undergoing treatment. SABR (Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy) is a treatment for early-stage lung tumours. It delivers an extremely high dose of radiation and targets the tumour more precisely than other radiotherapy [...]

First patient treated at SaTH with revolutionary type of radiotherapyEmily Lovell2021-11-16T13:13:26+00:00

Spotlight on Advanced Clinical Practitioners at SaTH

9 November 2021 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating part of its pioneering workforce during Advanced Practice Week (wc Monday 8 November). Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) support medical teams across the whole spectrum of medical, surgical, paediatric services and urgent and emergency care within the Trust and throughout the week SaTH will be highlighting some of [...]

Spotlight on Advanced Clinical Practitioners at SaTHEmily Lovell2021-11-16T13:14:15+00:00

Statement: Incident at Princess Royal Hospital

4 November 2021 UPDATE (13.56) This incident has now been safely resolved and the Emergency Department and all other services at PRH have now been re-opened. A statement from Nigel Lee, Chief Operating Officer “This morning a patient presented at the Emergency Department (ED) of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) having been exposed off-site at his local workplace to potentially [...]

Statement: Incident at Princess Royal HospitalClaire Dunn2021-11-04T14:06:57+00:00

Statement from Nigel Lee, Chief Operating Officer

29 October 2021 Statement from Nigel Lee, Chief Operating Officer at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust “We are acutely aware of the ongoing impacts the lengthy delays in ambulance handover times are having for some of our patients and would like to apologise to those affected. Both within our hospitals, and alongside the wider local health and care [...]

Statement from Nigel Lee, Chief Operating OfficerClaire Dunn2022-03-09T15:07:26+00:00

Trust moves The People’s Academy online

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is relaunching its award-winning People’s Academy as an online course in November 2021. The People’s Academy has been successful in helping local people understand more about the NHS and their local hospitals and will be delivered in a series of four two-hour sessions over four weeks using Microsoft Teams: The NHS Our [...]

Trust moves The People’s Academy onlineNicola2021-10-15T16:51:45+01:00

Routine blood tests in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin resume

An update from our colleagues at Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 5 October 2021 Routine blood tests for patients in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin have resumed as the shortage of blood test tubes has eased. Work is now taking place to clear the backlog of non-urgent blood tests which were paused on NHS England (NHSE) guidance. [...]

Routine blood tests in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin resumeClaire Dunn2021-10-05T10:32:52+01:00

Training exercise to take place at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

29 September 2021 A training exercise will be carried out at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Wednesday 29 September as part of a multi-agency exercise. The exercise forms part of the Trust’s emergency preparedness activities and will see our staff responding to a simulated scenario in readiness for if they should ever be required to respond to a real major [...]

Training exercise to take place at The Royal Shrewsbury HospitalEmily Lovell2021-09-29T12:43:34+01:00

Maternity update from our Director of Nursing, Hayley Flavell

20 September 2021 Given the current pressures in the NHS generally and at SaTH specifically, and the uncertainties these might be causing, we thought it would be useful to give an update on the position of our maternity services. With COVID-19 numbers still high – certain parts of the local communities around our hospitals have infection rates significantly above the [...]

Maternity update from our Director of Nursing, Hayley FlavellEmily Lovell2021-09-20T11:45:30+01:00

Patients should not turn up for blood tests if they have been cancelled

Issued on behalf of NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 13 September 2021 Patients in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are being reminded that only urgent clinical blood tests are going ahead because of a global shortage of blood bottles. Patients should not turn up for blood test appointments if they have been cancelled. NHS England (NHSE) [...]

Patients should not turn up for blood tests if they have been cancelledClaire Dunn2021-09-13T17:19:26+01:00

Update on elective surgery

10 September 2021 Update on elective surgery In line with the pressures being experienced nationally across the NHS, our hospitals are continuing to see very high levels of demands for patients needing urgent care, as well as rising numbers of COVID-19 patients needing inpatient care. “To manage this demand and ensure that these patients receive the urgent treatment they need, [...]

Update on elective surgeryEmily Lovell2021-09-10T12:19:44+01:00