20 July 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is continuing talks on the best way of keeping patients safe in the event of fragile services becoming unsustainable. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), is examining what short-term measures could be taken ahead [...]
01 May 2018 SaTH has appointed a new substantive A&E consultant for the first time in four years. It is the fifth consultant recruitment in 10 days, with two also being appointed in Ear, Nose and Throat and a further two in Bariatric. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of SaTH, says the appointments are a clear indication that the certainty over [...]
27 February 2018 Three drop-off parking spaces for people using the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre are to be temporarily relocated to allow ambulances to park while building work takes place at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. From Monday (5 March), three of the seven spaces outside the Centre will be moved to the main car park opposite [...]
Simon Wright 5 January 2018 Staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have been praised for the way they have pulled together to care for patients amid very high demand across the NHS. The hospitals have seen more than 130 people in its two Emergency Departments during peak times, with some elective appointments being postponed as teams prioritise the [...]
3 January 2018 The following is a joint statement from Dr Edwin Borman, Medical Director, Deirdre Fowler, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Quality and Sara Biffen, Interim Chief Operating Officer. “People will be aware of reports across the national media about the considerable difficulties that the NHS as a whole is experiencing this winter. “As we have publicised recently, The [...]
27 December 2017 People are being asked to think carefully about whether they need to attend A&E at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. Sara Biffen, Interim Chief Operating Officer at SaTH, said: “Both of our A&E departments are currently under extreme pressure. As of 11am on Wednesday 27 December, we had 45 people waiting to [...]
11 December 2017 Services at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are returning to normal after severe weather caused the cancellation of Outpatient appointments and non-emergency operations today. But the heavy snow has led to the suspension of some maternity services at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU). The decision to cancel appointments was taken due to a combination of factors including advice [...]
28 November 2017 Staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals provide excellent, friendly care for children and young people. That is the finding of the latest Children and Young People’s Survey published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford scored 8 out of 10 or higher in almost 80% [...]
22 November 2017 SaTH has issued a warning to those who behave anti-socially at its two acute hospitals – it will not be tolerated. Warning letters are always sent to those found intentionally acting in anti-social way at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or any of the Trust’s other sites, while those being physically abusive [...]
21 November 2017 People are being asked to think twice whether they need to attend A&E in Shrewsbury or Telford. Hospital bosses at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), are urging people only to attend if they are ‘seriously unwell or critically injured’. Yesterday [...]
