Shrewsbury and Telford General News and posts
22 October 2024 A chapel at Princess Royal Hospital has been transformed into a multi-faith space for patients, visitors, volunteers and staff. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, is committed to meeting the needs of its diverse communities. As well as investing in growing [...]
18 October 2024 A cancer support worker at the Trust, which runs the county’s acute hospitals, has put her best foot forward and completed a 74-mile walk to raise money for the charity Shrewsbury Men’s Shed. After volunteering with the charity, Katey Evans, a Personalised Cancer Care Navigator at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), decided to [...]
17 October 2024 A new room which will provide staff and relatives with a dedicated space to have important conversations about end-of-life care has been opened at one of the county’s acute hospitals. Relatives of patients on wards 15 and 16 at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, which is run by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), [...]
15 October 2024 Young patients at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) got to spend some time with Shetland ponies, fire engines and a magician for National Play in Healthcare Week. National Play in Healthcare Week was celebrated on the Children’s Ward at PRH which is run by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Staff, patients and their [...]
14 October 2024 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is getting set for its annual Trust Celebratory Awards on Friday 15 November. For the third year running, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, has teamed up with the Shropshire Star for [...]
4 October 2024 Please be aware that from Monday 7 October to Friday 25 October, we will be undertaking service and drainage diversions on the road leading up to the Copthorne Building. This means that for three weeks, the road will become single-lane and be managed by a traffic marshal from 8.30am-4.30pm, Monday-Friday. Services and departments in the Copthorne [...]
3 October 2024 Patients living with frailty are spending less time in hospital following the launch of dedicated assessment units at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Frailty Assessment Units were opened at both Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford in July. Patients who attend the emergency departments or acute medical units are screened by dedicated [...]
3 October 2024 The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust (SaTH) has launched an artwork competition for children and young people across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and mid Wales. The Trust is calling for young artists to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured on the construction hoarding at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and near the main [...]
1 October 2024 More than 72,000 patients have been seen at the county’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) since it first opened its doors a year ago this week. The purpose-built CDC has transformed the way that services are provided, with the number of elective diagnostic tests and scans that The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), in partnership with [...]
Friday 27 September Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are delighted to announce the appointment by NHS England of Mr Andrew Morgan as the new Chair-in-Common of the two Trusts. Andrew will take up his new role from Tuesday 1 October 2024. Andrew has more than 40 years’ experience across many NHS [...]
