Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts

OUT NOW: Improving Together newsletter (August 2019)

22 August 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. The newsletter is available to view here. To download the newsletter as a PDF, please click on the download icon in the top left hand corner of [...]

OUT NOW: Improving Together newsletter (August 2019)2019-08-22T10:45:32+01:00

Same day MRI scans to help reduce risk of stroke

21 August 2019 Patients who may be at risk of having a stroke are being offered the opportunity to have a same day MRI scan. The trial service is to be offered to patients who have shown symptoms of a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) and who are attending the rapid access TIA clinic at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. [...]

Same day MRI scans to help reduce risk of stroke2019-08-21T12:50:36+01:00

Family thanks after baby is born following crash on the way to hospital

20 August 2019 A couple have praised staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) for their treatment and care after their baby was born by emergency Caesarean following a car crash which happened while they were on their way to hospital – leaving them both with badly broken ankles. Mike and Ginny in hospital with Amber [...]

Family thanks after baby is born following crash on the way to hospital2019-08-20T13:06:17+01:00

League of Friends volunteers help fundraise for new ITU equipment

19 August 2019 She has been volunteering for the League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) for 40 years – making her one of their longest serving volunteers. And on Friday (Aug 16), Joy Marston was helped by one of the Friends’ youngest volunteers, 17-year-old Emma Highfield, to draw four winning tickets for the Friends’ Annual Summer Draw [...]

League of Friends volunteers help fundraise for new ITU equipment2019-08-19T09:49:46+01:00

SaTH Screening Timeline goes national

16 August 2019 A group of staff at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has overhauled an NHS Screening Timeline for their patients, and now the resource has been rolled out nationally by Public Health England. Managers for six screening programmes at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the [...]

SaTH Screening Timeline goes national2019-08-16T11:07:22+01:00

London calling for Amanda

15 August 2019 A new member of staff at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals will be taking her place at the start line of the 2020 London Marathon after successfully landing a place to raise money for the Trust’s charity. Amanda Cheeseman (right) gained her place through a ballot for staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]

London calling for Amanda2019-08-22T12:46:11+01:00

Stunning sky ceilings to help improve patient experience

14 August 2019 Five stunning sky murals are to feature on two wards at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford to improve care for patients. The LED lit ceiling tiles will feature natural sky scenes and will be fitted in five side rooms on Ward 15 (Acute Stroke Unit) and Ward 16 (Rehabilitation), with one already completed. The aim [...]

Stunning sky ceilings to help improve patient experience2019-08-14T14:01:36+01:00

IT revamp will improve care for radiotherapy patients

13 August 2019 A £150,000 investment is being made in new IT infrastructure which will help improve care for radiotherapy patients at SaTH. The investment will mean that clinicians will be able to remotely access patient scans and treatment plans from any location within the Trust. New computers, up-to-date software and server hardware are currently being installed in the Radiotherapy [...]

IT revamp will improve care for radiotherapy patients2019-08-13T09:40:15+01:00

Continuity of Carer for mums-to-be at Wrekin MLU

12 August 2019 Expectant mums opting for a birth at the Wrekin Midwife Led Unit will be cared for by small teams of named midwives to improve their maternity journey. Midwives at the unit, which is based at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, have introduced Continuity of Carer for their mums-to-be. It means that they will have the same people [...]

Continuity of Carer for mums-to-be at Wrekin MLU2019-08-12T10:55:33+01:00

Replica bus stop installed to help patients living with dementia

9 August 2019 A bus stop is a surprise new addition to a corridor at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). At the bus stop mural, Karen Breese (Dementia Clinical Specialist), Jack Holland (apprentice) and Sarah Selley (Dementia Support Worker). The bus stop outside Ward 21 and Ward 22 is an innovative solution to patients living with dementia wandering [...]

Replica bus stop installed to help patients living with dementia2019-08-09T13:27:00+01:00