Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
29 October 2019 Outpatient services at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) are relocating from next week. The services – which include the Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS), antenatal and scanning – will be provided from Mytton Oak House, based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) from Monday 4 November. The move will allow fire regulation works currently under way in [...]
29 October 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is working with a local mental health activist to improve understanding of mental health issues affecting patients. Lynda Jones The conversation was started by Lynda Jones, an independent activist who has worked with a number of organisations across the region to highlight mental health. Lynda helped to establish, [...]
28 October 2019 An innovative new ‘passport’ which enables patients who are at end of life to spend precious time with their pets is being launched in Shropshire’s acute hospitals. The Pet Passport scheme enables friends and relatives to bring in pets to visit their owners who are patients receiving end of life care at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and [...]
25 October 2019 The Orthotics department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has moved to a new location, to improve care for patients. The Orthotics Team outside their new clinic The Orthotics clinics were previously held in the Fracture and Orthopaedic Clinic in the Outpatients department at RSH. However, they have now moved permanently to the Mytton Oak [...]
24 October 2019 Women choosing to give birth at the Wrekin Midwife Led Unit (MLU) in Telford will move into state-of-the-art new facilities located next to Consultant-led facilities in the New Year. A modular ward created for the NHS The move will also allow The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the MLU to create [...]
23 October 2019 A ward designed to shorten the length of stay for patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is set to open this winter. The 13-bed therapy-led ward, with an adjoining discharge lounge, will open in the Copthorne Building at RSH in the New Year and will help to free up acute beds over the winter months. The [...]
23 October 2019 The latest edition of Improving Together - our monthly staff newsletter that demonstrates the steps we are taking to improve against the five CQC domains - has been issued. As well as many other great improvements, you can read about; Moving forward with NHS Future Fit Our Flu Jab campaign Elaine France - our new Specialist [...]
23 October 2019 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) A pop-up event aiming to listen to ‘What Matters to You’ about local health and social care services is being held in Ludlow on Thursday, 24 October, 2019. Representatives from Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be in the main reception area of Ludlow [...]
22 October 2019 A Nurse at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has ticked an item off her bucket list by taking part in a 10,000 feet skydive to raise money for the care of patients at the end of their lives. Debbie Snooke enjoying the veiws from 10,000ft And Debbie Snooke enjoyed the experience so much, [...]
21 October 2019 Experts from across the UK will gather in Telford this week for a conference which is being hosted by the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been chosen to host the annual meeting of the Midland Thoracic Society. The meeting brings together respiratory physicians, trainees and specialist nurses [...]
