SaTH Charity

Hospital Trust using more robotic surgery to help transform care for patients

3 October 2025 Patients are benefiting from quicker recoveries with more operations now being assisted by a state-of-the-art surgical robot at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, was already using the robotic system to assist with colorectal, gynaecology and urology surgery, but has [...]

Hospital Trust using more robotic surgery to help transform care for patientsEmily Lovell2025-10-07T16:12:29+01:00

Mother and son take skydive leap for SaTH Charity

A daring mother and son leapt into the skies to raise funds for the Research and Innovation department. Mandy Carnahan and her son Harry were due to skydive from a plane on Harry’s 21st birthday last week, but it didn’t go ahead because of the weather. It is now due to take place on Saturday 27 September at Tilstock [...]

Mother and son take skydive leap for SaTH CharityNicola2025-10-01T10:50:49+01:00

Half marathon to raise funds for the Bereavement Team

SaTH Charity secured several places in this year’s Shrewsbury Half Marathon, which is took place on Sunday 28 September 2025. One of our fundraisers, who has bravely accepted the challenge, despite not being a seasoned runner, is Stephanie Kitchenham-Laing. Her determination to support SaTH Charity is inspiring, as she embarks on this journey to raise funds for our Bereavement Team. [...]

Half marathon to raise funds for the Bereavement TeamNicola2025-10-01T10:38:25+01:00

Charity partnerships and staff dedication drive major advancements in Trust urology services

14 August 2025 Patients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) are now benefitting from significant improvements in urology services, thanks to the combined support of local charities and the dedication of hospital staff. The League of Friends of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital has generously donated nearly £245,000 over the past two years, playing a crucial role in transforming [...]

Charity partnerships and staff dedication drive major advancements in Trust urology servicesLisa Bailey2025-09-10T17:30:11+01:00

Charities unite to enhance patient mobility with hospital transport buggy

8 August 2025 Caption: Jo Williams and Iain Gilmour on the buggy with Nigel Lee (SaTH), Andrew Travenor (Volunteer), Hannah Morris (SaTH), Edward Chin (Volunteer), Richard Steventon (LoF), Julia Clarke (SaTH). A buggy to transport patients from the Treatment Centre to the Outpatient’s Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has been bought by SaTH Charity and [...]

Charities unite to enhance patient mobility with hospital transport buggyEmily Lovell2025-08-08T11:29:58+01:00

Swan Fund celebrates its 10th birthday

SaTH Charity’s Swan Fund celebrates a milestone birthday, turning 10 years old. Jules Lewis, Julia Clarke and Jules Lock with the cake. Thanks to the generosity of the public the fund has now raised over £100,000 since it was created in 2015 with a £500 donation collected at the funeral of Jules Lewis’ father, Harold, who died at [...]

Swan Fund celebrates its 10th birthdayRachel Slawson2025-07-18T14:37:15+01:00

New stretcher improves patient care for cardiology patients

SaTH Charity has recently purchased a specialised stretcher designed for patients requiring Fluoroscopy X-rays. Cardiology staff stood next to the stretcher The ‘fluoroscopy’ stretcher was purchased for the Cardiology Service and will greatly enhance the experience for our patients. As the stretcher is designed to be used during an X-ray, it reduces the need to reposition patients [...]

New stretcher improves patient care for cardiology patientsRachel Slawson2025-07-04T13:44:38+01:00

Another Successful SaTH Charity Football Tournament

SaTH Charity Football Tournament trophies. The third annual SaTH Charity Football Tournament took place on Sunday 1 June at the Sports Village in Shrewsbury. The event was a great success with 160 members of NHS staff, from SaTH, Keele University and West Midlands Ambulance, taking part and together they raised nearly £4,600 for the Dementia appeal and [...]

Another Successful SaTH Charity Football TournamentRachel Slawson2025-06-20T14:29:59+01:00

Proud father completes the London Marathon for SaTH Neonatal Unit

Luke Butler successfully completed the London Marathon on 27 April in 3hours 11minutes and raised £3,161 for SaTH Charity to give back to the Neonatal Unit where his daughter, Ella was cared for in 2022. Luke was one of 56,000 taking part in this year’s TCS London Marathon. Ella, was born at the Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham at 24 [...]

Proud father completes the London Marathon for SaTH Neonatal UnitCaroline Cross2025-05-23T16:27:36+01:00

Official opening of the OWEN room Earlier this month we celebrated the official opening of the OWEN room in SECC

The OWEN room has been provided for staff dealing with bereavement, to be able to have important conversations in a calm, inviting, comfortable and safe space. It forms part of the OWEN model, which was created by Jules Lewis, Swan End of Life Care Facilitator, Lead Nurse and Lead for Staff Bereavement Support Service, and Jules Lock, Lead Swan [...]

Official opening of the OWEN room Earlier this month we celebrated the official opening of the OWEN room in SECCRachel Slawson2025-05-27T15:22:28+01:00