Paula’s Updates
Updates from our Interim Chief Nursing Officer
Welcome to weekly updates from our Interim Chief Nursing Officer Paula Gardner. They will help to keep patients, members of the public, colleagues and everyone else with an interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust informed.
We hope it helps you to understand more about the Trust, and how we work to provide the best possible care to our patients.
4 June 2025
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the opening of the elective surgery hub at Princess Royal Hospital and what a fantastic facility it is. Nearly 5,000 patients – both adults and children – have had [...]
29 May 2025
Our Palliative Care team gifts colourful knitted kindness hearts as a poignant keepsake to bring comfort to the families of patients who are receiving last hours and days of life care at our hospitals. They [...]
21 May 2025
I would like to remind you as we approach the bank holiday weekend to think about which service you need should you require any health care. Our emergency departments (ED) are busy at the moment [...]
14 May 2025
Earlier this week it was International Nurses Day and we celebrated all that nurses do to make a difference to our patients and their loved ones. It was a day to put the spotlight on [...]
1 May 2025
Patients, visitors and colleagues will now be able to use a new temporary takeaway food hub at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). The Apley Food Hub was set up to provide temporary catering facilities after the [...]
16 April 2025
Our hospitals are extremely busy at the moment and as Easter approaches, I would like to remind you to think about which service you need should you require any health care. If you are thinking [...]
9 April 2025
With the Easter Bank Holiday approaching, we are encouraging people to plan ahead and ensure that they have their essential prescriptions in time. Your General Practice (GP) will be closed on Good Friday (18 [...]
2 April 2025
It is so important that we help our colleagues further their careers at our Trust, so they can provide the best possible care and experience for our patients. Last week, I went along to present [...]
26 March 2025
We revealed the positive news last week that specialist teams will be starting work to safely remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RACC), which was found in a kitchen area at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). [...]
12 March 2025
This week I had the pleasure of meeting colleague Jan Meredith who has been shortlisted in the Practice Supervisor of the Year category for the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards 2025. With an incredible [...]