8 October 2018 Consultants at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have issued an open letter to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales stating their support for the Trust's leadership. The letter can be seen below: To the people of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid Wales, We would like to thank the local [...]
7 August 2018 A team representing the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to take on the world’s fastest zipline to raise money to improve care for patients at the end of their life. Jules Lewis, centre, with Dr Terri Porrett and Roy Lilley at the Swan Bereavement Suite at RSH. The team, headed up by [...]
19 July 2018 A Shropshire hospital worker is to ride the equivalent of the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales to raise money to improve end of life care. Craig Edwards, left, and Richard Humphries prepare for their epic ride Craig Edwards will tackle his “Three Peaks Challenge” by ascending the infamous Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen 10 [...]
19 July 2018 Mums and their families will get to have their say on what the design of the new-look Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will look like as part of the centre’s £400,000 upgrade. Sarah Jamieson looks at the plans for the MLU with Mark Hassall, site manager with Bow Construction The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]
1 June 2018 We have been made aware of a campaign leaflet which is being circulated by the group Shropshire Defend Our NHS, campaigning against the proposals set out in the NHS Future Fit consultation. These proposals recommend creating a single Emergency Centre at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) or the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, with the [...]
30 May 2018 The following information is from our colleagues at NHS Future Fit The transformation of local hospital services is now in the hands of local people with the launch today (30 May 2018) of the 14-week Future Fit public consultation. NHS Future Fit is about improving the hospital services provided at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury and [...]
6 March 2018 Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has issued a response to an open letter which was sent to the SaTH Board and the Governing Body of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The response refutes a number of claims made in the letter. Simon's letter can be seen here. The original [...]
30 January 2018 New mums in Shropshire are treated with respect and dignity, listened to and given the help they need. Those are the findings of the latest survey of women’s experiences of maternity care, published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The survey also found that women who raised concerns during their pregnancy or delivery had those concerns taken [...]
23 August 2017 A senior nurse at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to retire at the end of August. Louise Gill celebrates her retirement Louise Gill, Scheduled Care Head of Nursing, is leaving on 31 August 2017 after 28 years at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), and more than 39 years [...]
