20 February 2019 A nurse at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has smashed her half marathon fundraising target to buy two specialist pieces of equipment which can avoid the need for a child to go to hospital and give a blood sample. Sarah Voice Sarah Voice, a specialist nurse in the Anticoagulation Team at The [...]
20 February 2019 The Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Quality at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is to leave her post to take up a new role closer to her family. Deirdre Fowler, who has been with SaTH since May 2017, is taking up a new post with Bedford Hospital NHS Trust. Deirdre joined SaTH, which runs [...]
6 February 2019 A charity fun day to celebrate the birth of the NHS will again be held at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Soccer skills at last year's fun day The fun day will take place at the Shropshire Conference Centre (SECC) in the grounds of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Saturday 6 July. [...]
17 January 2019 The following information is from NHS Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs Local health and care leaders have approved all Future Fit documentation, including the Decision Making Business Case (DMBC), to be submitted to the Joint Committee of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The Joint Committee will meet on Tuesday, 29th January to make [...]
11 January 2019 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Become a Patient Representative on Shropshire CCG’s Care Closer to Home Programme Board and use your knowledge and experience to help develop local health services. NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is currently seeking a Patient Representative to join the Shropshire Care Closer to [...]
11 January 2019 A special dance night is being held in Shrewsbury next week to raise money for the charity that benefits Shropshire’s acute hospitals. And members of the Emergency Services – as well as members of the Armed Forces – will be able to try their hand at Salsa free of charge. The event is being held at Havana [...]
9 January 2019 The League of Friends of The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has switched to compostable cups for its takeaway drinks to lessen the impact on the environment. Volunteer Jacky Spooner with one of the new cups The League of Friends have replaced their regular, plastic-coated, takeaway cups with ‘Vegware’ cups which can be composted along with food [...]
8 January 2019 A nurse at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has been named as one of the best in the country for “making an impact on nursing in 2018”. Jules Lewis, End of Life Care Facilitator Jules Lewis, End of Life Care Facilitator at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) was named [...]
19 December 2018 The Catering Team at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is hoping to bring a little cheer to those who find themselves in hospital this Christmas. The catering team at RSH with their food bank collection The team has been working on a project to make Christmas Day lunch special for patients who will unfortunately need to [...]
10 December 2018 Innovative new information boards, designed by staff to improve care for their patients, are being trialled at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. ITU Staff Nurse Andre Goncalves with the 'About Me' boards ‘About Me’ boards have been introduced into the ITUs at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. They have [...]
