News – Page 58

Shrewsbury Town Manager Steve Cotterill encourages local people to get vaccinated

10 June 2021 Shrewsbury Town Football Club’s Manager, Steve Cotterill, advises people living in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin to have the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as they can. Steve Cotterill (photograph courtesy of AMA Sports Photo Agency) Steve has experienced the serious effects of COVID-19 at first-hand and is very aware of the benefits of being vaccinated. [...]

Shrewsbury Town Manager Steve Cotterill encourages local people to get vaccinatedClaire Dunn2021-06-10T12:18:56+01:00

Emergency Department at RSH expanded to improve patient care

1 June 2021 The Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is undergoing a £9.3million transformation as part of a programme of work to improve patient care. Clinical space in the ED is being increased to include a new and improved Majors department, as well as a new designated Emergency Zone for Children and Young People and provision [...]

Emergency Department at RSH expanded to improve patient careClaire Dunn2021-06-01T14:55:56+01:00

Visiting extended for antenatal and postnatal wards

1 June 2021 Visiting will be extended at the antenatal and postnatal wards at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford after the Trust which runs the hospital eased restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From today, a single, named person will be able to stay on the wards from 9am. Unfortunately it is not possible to allow [...]

Visiting extended for antenatal and postnatal wardsCharlotte Robertshaw2021-06-01T14:47:14+01:00

Thank you to our volunteers

1 June 2021 Volunteers have played a key part in the NHS’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and now the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is saying ‘thank you’. To celebrate Volunteers Week, which takes place from 1-7 June every year, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) wants to recognise its hundreds of volunteers who carry out [...]

Thank you to our volunteersClaire Dunn2021-10-15T15:49:53+01:00

‘Guard of honour’ for COVID-19 patient after 178 days in hospital

28 May 2021 A patient has been applauded off a ward by a ‘guard of honour’ following 178 days in hospital after contracting COVID-19. And Stuart Tyrer had a message for staff at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford as he finally headed home: “Thank you for saving my life.” Stuart, 55, from Leegomery, Telford, was admitted to the [...]

‘Guard of honour’ for COVID-19 patient after 178 days in hospitalClaire Dunn2021-05-28T17:07:40+01:00

Fundraising efforts to thank ITU staff in memory of COVID-19 patient

27 May 2021 Two fundraising efforts have been set up to support the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford in memory of a patient who sadly lost his battle against COVID-19. Steve Fisher Steve Fisher died in March after spending four weeks at PRH. Steve’s wife, Marsha, works in the Endoscopy Unit [...]

Fundraising efforts to thank ITU staff in memory of COVID-19 patientClaire Dunn2021-05-27T09:37:56+01:00

SaTH forms group to promote equality and diversity

26 May 2021 A new group has been formed by the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospital to address inequalities in accessing acute health care. Kal Parkash Feedback from members of the public and patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford has suggested that sectors of the community feel they do not [...]

SaTH forms group to promote equality and diversityClaire Dunn2021-05-26T13:20:38+01:00

Ockenden Report Assurance Committee to meet on Thursday

26 May 2021 The next meeting of the Ockenden Report Assurance Committee (ORAC) will take place on Thursday 27 May from 9am-11.30am. The event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. To live stream the event please click here. ORAC was formed to drive forward actions arising from the first Ockenden Report into maternity services, which was published in 2020. The [...]

Ockenden Report Assurance Committee to meet on ThursdayClaire Dunn2021-05-26T11:09:23+01:00

NHS Charities Together donate £220k to Shropshire charities

25 May 2021 NHS Charities Together, the charity founded by Sir Captain Tom Moore, has offered support worth £222,766 for third sector organisations in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to support those leaving hospital. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity (SaTH Charity), the lead charity for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, invited bids from 200 local groups and charities to [...]

NHS Charities Together donate £220k to Shropshire charitiesSophie Rawlings-Jones2021-05-25T12:20:46+01:00

Join a national outpouring of love to raise money for local NHS heroes

14 May 2021 The charity that supports Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is urging people and businesses in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and mid Wales to join the nation’s biggest tea break on 5 July and help raise awareness for the incredible people in our NHS who’ve done so much to help everyone get through the pandemic. Following a year like [...]

Join a national outpouring of love to raise money for local NHS heroesClaire Dunn2021-05-14T12:16:33+01:00