SaTH’s AAA screening service has best uptake in country

18 February 2019 More than 88% of men eligible to be screened for an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin were scanned – the highest uptake in the country. That’s all down to the efforts of the AAA screening team run by SaTH. They screened more than 2,500 men over the age of 65 for the [...]

SaTH’s AAA screening service has best uptake in country2019-02-18T14:32:31+00:00

2,500 men screened for potential aneurysms in 12 months

Tuesday 23 May 2017 More than 2,500 men in the region have been screened for potential aneurysms over the past 12 months. From left: Steven Jones, Vascular Consultant; June Whitaker, a member of the League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital’s Executive Committee; Danielle Bajic, Vascular Specialist Nurse; Louise Jones, AAA Screening Programme Coordinator (Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin); [...]

2,500 men screened for potential aneurysms in 12 months2017-05-23T10:52:06+01:00