Staff Blog

Swings, roundabouts and cycle paths – A Dietitian’s ride to work

By Tony Twist, Dietitian I recently got a new bike and it's made cycling so much easier as it’s a couple of kilos lighter. I probably burn off fewer calories but can get out on it more! I also discovered that from the Castlefields suburb of Shrewsbury I can travel next to the river and up cycle ways practically the [...]

Swings, roundabouts and cycle paths – A Dietitian’s ride to workCharlotte Robertshaw2019-11-12T16:37:45+00:00

World Sepsis Day

By Angela Windsor, Sepsis Nurse Practitioner I am SaTH’s first ever Sepsis Nurse Practitioner, and as today is World Sepsis Day I want to tell you a bit about my role and some of the improvements taking place in the recognition and treatment of Sepsis at the Trust. I’ve always had an interest in the deteriorating patient. Early on in [...]

World Sepsis DayCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-13T09:58:31+01:00

Get on your bike

Hello, my name is Chris Turner and I work as a physiotherapist in the out-patient department at RSH and also in the RSH fracture clinic. I moved to Shropshire in 2003 and have always tried to cycle to work the majority of the time, predominantly because I love being on my bike but with the added benefit of not having [...]

Get on your bikeCharlotte Robertshaw2019-08-14T15:40:17+01:00

Cycling to work

By Kate Marsh, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist at SaTH Hello, my name is Kate, I’m a Physiotherapist at RSH, and I’ve decided to start a regular cycling blog to share the benefits I and some of my colleagues have found from cycling to work. Today (8 August) is ‘National Cycle to Work Day’, which aims to highlight the physical and mental [...]

Cycling to workCharlotte Robertshaw2019-08-14T15:45:27+01:00

A week in the life of a Macmillan Dietitian

By Katie McLaughlin, Clinical Lead Dietitian, Macmillan Integrated Therapy Service at SaTH Macmillan Dietitians are experts at assessing and treating a wide range of nutritional issues that can develop as a result of cancer or its treatment. We identify patients who are at high risk of malnutrition and work to maintain their nutritional status during treatment. We discuss common barriers [...]

A week in the life of a Macmillan DietitianCharlotte Robertshaw2019-05-31T14:27:09+01:00

Giving our end of life patients Taste for Pleasure

By Jules Lock, End of Life Care Lead Volunteer I work within a team of volunteers who ensure patients aren’t alone at the end of their lives. The patients we keep company may have relatives who are unable to visit, or might not have any relatives at all. We can also step in when friends and family members need time [...]

Giving our end of life patients Taste for PleasureCharlotte Robertshaw2019-05-17T09:42:49+01:00

Clinical Research – Who Needs It? Actually, All of Us!

By Helen Moore, Clinical Trials Manager and Trust Lead Research Nurse You may not be aware of clinical research, but every one of us has benefitted from it at some point in our lives and it will shape the way all of us receive treatment in the future. Every medication, surgical intervention, surgical appliance and internal medical device has been [...]

Clinical Research – Who Needs It? Actually, All of Us!Charlotte Robertshaw2019-05-16T09:43:49+01:00

Type 2 Diabetes – don’t dismiss the signs

1 April 2019 By Erica Richardson, Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse April 1 marks the beginning of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week so I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the condition and how we can all work to keep it at bay. In Type 2 diabetes the level of blood glucose may vary and it often becomes too high. [...]

Type 2 Diabetes – don’t dismiss the signsCharlotte Robertshaw2019-04-02T10:11:17+01:00

Every day should be a No Smoking Day

13 March 2019 By Julie Rudge, Specialist Sister and Service Manager, Hospital Stop Smoking Service Every person reading this should be aware that smoking is bad for you. Not a day goes by without a headline stating that your life expectancy will be reduced and your likelihood of developing a multitude of illnesses will be increased if you smoke. But, [...]

Every day should be a No Smoking DayCharlotte Robertshaw2019-03-13T10:36:21+00:00

Malnutrition – an epidemic

12 March 2019 By Tina Cheung, Nutrition Support Lead Dietitian It will come as no surprise, given the media’s obsession with our weight, that the UK has the second highest rate of obesity in Europe. However, this has greatly overshadowed another epidemic we face. Despite the fact we are one of the wealthiest countries in the world, there were nearly [...]

Malnutrition – an epidemicCharlotte Robertshaw2019-03-12T11:52:20+00:00