SaTH celebrates International Women’s Day 2022

8 March 2022 Today is International Women’s Day and here at SaTH we are celebrating the achievements of all women within our organisation. Here, we put the spotlight on two colleagues – Emma-Jane Beattie, Emergency Planning Officer, and Jenni Rowlands, Acting Deputy Medical Director.   Emma-Jane Beattie, Emergency Planning Manager  “As an NHS organisation we are required by law to [...]

SaTH celebrates International Women’s Day 20222022-03-08T09:51:09+00:00

SaTH doctor’s incredible story published

17 June 2021 A doctor at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) who fled war-torn Afghanistan to start a new life in the UK has released his incredible memoir. Waheed Arian’s earliest memories are of bombs. Fleeing the conflict with his family, he spent much of his childhood in refugee camps in Pakistan, living sometimes 10 to a [...]

SaTH doctor’s incredible story published2021-06-18T12:06:33+01:00

Emergency Department at RSH expanded to improve patient care

1 June 2021 The Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is undergoing a £9.3million transformation as part of a programme of work to improve patient care. Clinical space in the ED is being increased to include a new and improved Majors department, as well as a new designated Emergency Zone for Children and Young People and provision [...]

Emergency Department at RSH expanded to improve patient care2021-06-01T14:55:56+01:00

Hospital staff enjoy pizzas thanks to Telford man’s £600 fundraiser

4 February 2021 Staff at Shropshire’s acute hospitals have enjoyed a delicious mid-week treat thanks to the fundraising effort of one man who was inspired by a Tweet he saw while settling down for a takeaway pizza. Martyn Haynes from Telford raised an incredible £600 after posting on social media that he wanted to do send pizzas to the A&E [...]

Hospital staff enjoy pizzas thanks to Telford man’s £600 fundraiser2021-02-03T16:52:52+00:00

Alternative A&E entrance at RSH due to building work

12 October 2020 Due to ongoing work on the Same Day Emergency Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, alternative pedestrian access will be in place this week. On October 13 and 14, pedestrian access will be: 7am - 6pm: via Outpatients 6pm - 7am: via the Emergency Department door marked "Ambulance Entrance".

Alternative A&E entrance at RSH due to building work2020-10-16T12:22:23+01:00

First SaTH patient receives plasma treatment in coronavirus trial

25 September 2020 The first patient in Shropshire’s acute hospitals, who has tested positive for coronavirus, has been treated with plasma as part of a nationwide trial aimed at identifying effective treatments for the disease. The treatment involves the administration of ‘convalescent plasma’ which is taken from the blood of people who have had COVID-19 (coronavirus) and which may contain [...]

First SaTH patient receives plasma treatment in coronavirus trial2020-10-16T12:27:02+01:00

£2 million funding secured as hospitals prepare for winter

11 August 2020 Shropshire’s acute hospitals have been awarded £2 million as part of a £300 million investment announced by the Government today to help the NHS prepare for winter. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, will use the money to convert the former Wrekin [...]

£2 million funding secured as hospitals prepare for winter2020-08-11T13:05:09+01:00

Sweet fundraising effort by Isla and Fay

5 August 2020 On your marks, get set, bake! Twelve-year-old best friends Isla Linney and Fay Bradley have raised over £200 for SaTH Charity, by holding a local bake sale. Isla Linney and Fay Bradley with Karen Breese There were no soggy bottoms for Isla and Fay, from Meole Village, Shrewsbury, who put their baking skills to good [...]

Sweet fundraising effort by Isla and Fay2020-08-05T09:24:16+01:00

SaTH and local charity team up on new online tinnitus support

10 July 2020 The Audiology Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is working alongside Signal Charity to help every person with tinnitus in the county get the support they need during these challenging times. Together, the organisations have formed new and novel ways to support people experiencing tinnitus across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. These new services [...]

SaTH and local charity team up on new online tinnitus support2020-07-10T09:19:42+01:00

Visiting suspended at PRH and RSH to help prevent coronavirus spread

24 March 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has today taken the difficult decision to suspend visiting at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. SaTH is working hard to prevent the spread of the virus and to protect staff, patients and visitors from [...]

Visiting suspended at PRH and RSH to help prevent coronavirus spread2020-05-13T09:24:24+01:00