14 June 2018 They endured seasickness, hypothermia and fatigue and even swam in the dark - yet Shropshire nurse Melissa Compton and her relay team have completed their incredible swim across the English Channel. Melissa Compton, who works in ITU Melissa, who works in ITU at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), kicked off the 22-mile relay [...]
13 June 2018 Patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are treated with dignity and respect, a new report has found. The 2017 Adult Inpatient Survey, produced by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), also found that patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, had confidence and trust in the nurses treating them and [...]
11 June 2018 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has teamed up with one of the biggest names in traditional teddy bear manufacturing to create a special souvenir to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate Governance at SaTH, and Sarah Holmes, Director at Merrythought, with Bevan Bevan the Bear is [...]
7 June 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is looking for two non-executive directors and an associate non-executive director. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of SaTH, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. SaTH is recruiting two non-executive directors (NEDs) and an associate NED [...]
5 June 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has written to families who raised concerns and queries about their care in its maternity service, going back some 19 years. These concerns were raised following the announcement last year that the Secretary of State for Health had asked NHS Improvement (NHSI) to undertake an independent review. The independent [...]
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 [...]
23 May 2018 The following information is from our partners at Teenage Cancer Trust Teenage Cancer Trust, the charity dedicated to ensuring no young person faces cancer alone, in partnership with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), has funded a new Teenage and Young Adult clinical specialist nurse to support young people with cancer aged 13 to 24, [...]
22 May 2018 A new allergen-free menu has been introduced at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. It will ensure that patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), who have food allergies and intolerances, know which foods they can eat safely. All of the dishes on the new allergen aware menu are ‘free from’ the 14 [...]
21 May 2018 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has been named as one of the top performers in the country. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), has been named one of the CHKS Top Hospitals for 2018. The Top Hospitals awards are [...]
