Launch of Health Care Support Workers’ Academy

11 January 2022 An Academy to train Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is to be launched next week. SaTH and partner organisations within the county’s health and care system have teamed up with Telford College to launch the six-month pilot programme for HCSWs employed within the system. It starts on January [...]

Launch of Health Care Support Workers’ Academy2022-01-19T17:56:15+00:00

SaTH trials video clinics in response to coronavirus pandemic

11 June 2020 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is trialling the use of video clinics in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Patients at a number of clinics at the Royal Shrewsbury and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, will be able to access their appointments from home and attend certain appointment virtually via phone, device or PC. [...]

SaTH trials video clinics in response to coronavirus pandemic2020-06-11T11:44:29+01:00

Trust strengthens its commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

24 January 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is making a number of improvements to its Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) work to support staff, patients and the local community. Following a successful launch last year, this week The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital [...]

Trust strengthens its commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity2020-01-31T14:17:10+00:00

18 patients benefit from organ donation in six months

9 December 2019 Eighteen people received lifesaving or life-changing organ transplants in six months thanks to the extraordinary generosity of patients at Shropshire’s acute hospitals, and their families. Between April and September this year, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) enabled donations from six patients after their deaths. Just one organ donor can save or transform the lives [...]

18 patients benefit from organ donation in six months2019-12-09T15:54:25+00:00

Trust celebrates its learners

29 November 2019  Nearly 100 members of staff at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals were celebrated for a host of learning achievements this week. Over the past 12 months, staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford have completed qualifications including: Masters [...]

Trust celebrates its learners2019-11-29T13:42:21+00:00

£2,000 raised for SaTH Charity’s Shropshire Blood Trust Fund

12 November 2019 An Oswestry woman has made a generous donation to SaTH Charity’s Shropshire Blood Trust Fund following cancer treatment at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Jenna Tarry completed her treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma in July and wanted to raise money for the Haematology Unit at RSH to thank staff for the care she received. Jenna's boss, Justine Vaughan at [...]

£2,000 raised for SaTH Charity’s Shropshire Blood Trust Fund2019-11-14T10:14:51+00:00

Sky light purchased for Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in memory of patient

7 November 2019 A generous donation has been made to the Oncology and Haematology Ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in memory of a patient. Cheryl Cranswick spent much time on Ward 23 RSH during her illness and her family requested that funeral donations be made in her name to help future patients receiving treatment there. Cheryl’s husband, Ed [...]

Sky light purchased for Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in memory of patient2019-11-07T13:45:58+00:00

Time capsules planted to mark 10th anniversary of hospital team

31 October 2019 Two time capsules have been planted at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its specialist night team. The Hospital at Night team has been marking its special milestone throughout the month in a number of different ways, including planting the capsules at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford [...]

Time capsules planted to mark 10th anniversary of hospital team2019-10-31T14:55:49+00:00

World Sepsis Day

By Angela Windsor, Sepsis Nurse Practitioner I am SaTH’s first ever Sepsis Nurse Practitioner, and as today is World Sepsis Day I want to tell you a bit about my role and some of the improvements taking place in the recognition and treatment of Sepsis at the Trust. I’ve always had an interest in the deteriorating patient. Early on in [...]

World Sepsis Day2019-09-13T09:58:31+01:00

SaTH Screening Timeline goes national

16 August 2019 A group of staff at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has overhauled an NHS Screening Timeline for their patients, and now the resource has been rolled out nationally by Public Health England. Managers for six screening programmes at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the [...]

SaTH Screening Timeline goes national2019-08-16T11:07:22+01:00