SaTH Charity

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

SaTH Charity purchase bike racks for William Farr House

SaTH Charity has helped the Trust go greener by purchasing new bike racks for colleagues and patients travelling to William Farr House (Shrewsbury). The previous bike racks were old and unable to be used unusable, so SaTH Charity applied to the Small Things Big Difference Fund to purchase and install the ‘toaster’ style racks. Within minutes of them being installed [...]

SaTH Charity purchase bike racks for William Farr HouseRachel Slawson2025-05-23T15:23:35+01:00

Proud father completes the London Marathon for Neonatal Unit

Luke Butler successfully completed the London Marathon on 27 April in 3 hours 11 minutes and raised £3,161 for SaTH Charity. Luke wanted to give back to the Neonatal Unit where his daughter, Ella was cared for in 2022. Ella was born at the Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham at 24 weeks and four days gestation, weighing 1lb 10oz. She spent [...]

Proud father completes the London Marathon for Neonatal UnitRachel Slawson2025-05-23T14:59:58+01:00

Bumper gift of crayons for our youngest patients visiting our Emergency Department

The Children and Young People’s Unit (CYPU) in the Emergency Department at RSH recently received a bumper pack of crayons from their Amazon Wishlist. The area has posters up in the unit advertising their Wishlist and this time a grateful parent purchased the team 144 crayons. Emma Millington, Play Practitioner, said: “We are so grateful for every item we [...]

Bumper gift of crayons for our youngest patients visiting our Emergency DepartmentRachel Slawson2025-05-23T14:52:24+01:00