14 August 2024 Intrepid octogenarians Angela Turner and Joan Woodhouse are going to be the first two participants to take on the challenge to abseil from the ward block at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to raise money for charity. Angela, 82, and Joan, 80, are raising funds for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Charity’s Chemotherapy Day [...]
3 June 2024 Monday 3 June marks the 40th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week – a week that is celebrated nationally, and shines a light on the incredible impact that volunteers make. Throughout the week, the Trust, which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals, will be thanking those who give their time freely and as a special thank you, an event [...]
6 March 2024 Sixteen aspiring healthcare individuals have received recognition for completing the Volunteer to Career (VtC) Programme in midwifery at the Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals. Volunteers on the most recent midwifery programme have collectively accumulated over 1,000 hours of volunteering on the antenatal and postnatal wards within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has secured a grant from Health Education England to launch a new Volunteer to Career Programme. The initiative aims to support individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare sector, particularly in midwifery. Rachel Higgins, the Project Lead, and Rachel Armstrong, the Clinical Lead, are excited to lead the [...]
1 June 2023 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the contribution volunteers make across the UK during Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June). With this year’s theme of ‘Celebrate and Inspire’ SaTH hopes to encourage people to get involved in volunteering in whatever way works for them. The contribution of volunteers [...]
The Public Participation Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) have been celebrating their relationship with Telford College and some of their amazing students that volunteer with us across both hospital sites. Poppy Horrocks, Young Volunteer Project Lead, was invited to Telford College to talk to students and see their simulation suite and simulation doll ‘Betty’. Poppy spoke to [...]
The Trust Annual Recognition Week has continued on Tuesday 8th with our Volunteer Recognition Event, where we recognised all of our volunteers who give up their time to support our colleagues and enhance patient experience across our hospitals. We heard from volunteers at the Trust about their role and what it means to them and our patients, volunteer highlights from [...]
1 June 2022 The Trust, which runs the county’s two acute hospitals, will be celebrating the difference volunteers make and thanking them for all their time and dedication during Volunteers’ Week. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) 294 volunteers touch every corner of the hospitals, dedicating over 1,000 hours of service each week across 30 different roles. Volunteers [...]
We are looking for volunteers to support patients, visitors and staff at SaTH in a non-clinical capacity. Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and can be anyone aged 16+, we have students wanting to gain experience, people wanting to explore new careers or just those who want to give back to their local community. Become a Response Volunteer [...]
The Volunteer Team are working in partnership with St John Ambulance to deliver the NHS Cadets Programme at SaTH. This programme targets young people aged 14-18 from communities that are underrepresented within the health eco-system to inspire them into pursuing a career in the NHS, whether that is in a clinical or non-clinical setting. As part of the advanced programme, [...]
