24 October 2018 Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit has fully re-opened following a £500,000 refurbishment, which was designed with the help of mothers, their families and staff. Services at the MLU, which is based in the Copthorne Building at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, had to be relocated to another part of the building back in February after heavy winter snowfall caused [...]
19 October 2018 The Chief Executive of the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals met with officials from the Indian Consulate in Birmingham today to explore ways of preventing an overnight closure of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Simon Wright, from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), attended the [...]
10 October 2018 Efforts to recruit additional staff to keep the A&E department at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford open overnight are continuing. The department currently remains open 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. However, the A&E could close between 8pm and 8am because of staffing issues which have been having an increasing impact on the safe care of patients over a [...]
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 [...]
3 October 2018 A nurse from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has won a national award from charity the Cavell Trust. Alexis Taylor presents the Cavell Star Award to Jean Medina Jean Medina, an Ophthalmic Nurse managing the urgent eye clinic and medical retina clinic at the hospital, was nominated by colleagues for going above and beyond for her [...]
1 October 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are combating a national shortage in Consultant Radiologists to ensure women who need a referral to the breast service are receiving their first appointment within two weeks. The Breast Surgery and Breast Imaging team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have been working closely to address the issues following the [...]
19 September 2018 The following is a statement from Deirdre Fowler, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Quality: “We remain committed to providing the best care for all of our patients and to all women and families who use our maternity services. We are continuing to work closely with NHS Improvement (NHSI) and fully engaging and co-operating with their independent review. [...]
18 September 2018 A patient at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has kindly gifted a coffee machine to the nurses caring for him as a thank you. The 29-year-old, who lives near Bridgnorth, is currently being treated on Ward 22 following a road traffic accident in July. Sister Becky Roberts and Staff Nurse Del Young with the gift from a [...]
11 September 2018 A new surgical technique is being offered by SaTH for women needing a hysterectomy for fibroids, which is significantly reducing the length of time they spend in hospital. Women with the condition can now undergo keyhole surgery instead of conventional surgery. That means they can go home same day instead of spending up to five days in [...]
7 September 2018 SaTH is expecting to complete the catch-up NHS breast screening sessions for women in Shropshire one month ahead of schedule. The catch-up sessions are for women, aged between 70 and 79, who were identified earlier this year as not receiving their invitation from the NHS breast screening programme, due to the national IT problem with the breast [...]
