Two finalists at prestigious Patient Safety Awards

12 July 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) had two finalists at this week’s prestigious HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The creation of a kit box to improve swallow tests for stroke patients was nominated for a ‘Best Innovation for Patient Safety Award’ while the continued development of the Trust’s interactive Cancer App was nominated for a ‘Cancer [...]

Two finalists at prestigious Patient Safety Awards2018-07-12T11:21:26+01:00

Happy Birthday, NHS

5 July 2018 Today is the 70th anniversary of the NHS - and we will be celebrating throughout the day and into the weekend. Photo: VTOL Media/Neil Pepper Today we will be delivering birthday cakes to patients across our wards and departments. You can find out more here. And on Saturday we will be holding a big birthday party at [...]

Happy Birthday, NHS2018-07-05T08:49:16+01:00

NHS70 birthday cake for patients at Shropshire’s acute hospitals

4 July 2018 Twenty five scrumptious birthday cakes will be delivered to the wards of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals as part of celebrations to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS on Thursday 5 July. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, has organised for the celebratory cakes [...]

NHS70 birthday cake for patients at Shropshire’s acute hospitals2018-07-04T13:46:07+01:00

Royal College reviews Trust’s maternity service

3 July 2018 Two reports by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have been published today which review clinical practice within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s maternity service. Since January, when the Trust received the first report, the maternity service has responded to the recommendations and made improvements with pace and focus. This was acknowledged in the [...]

Royal College reviews Trust’s maternity service2018-07-05T08:04:41+01:00

Trust seeks to address immediate operational pressures in maternity service

3 July 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is today (Tuesday) starting a six-week period of engagement about a proposal to extend the temporary suspension of inpatient services – including births and postnatal care - in its rural Midwife Led Units (MLUs) at Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry. The proposal is to extend the current temporary suspension of [...]

Trust seeks to address immediate operational pressures in maternity service2018-07-03T09:30:13+01:00

SJ Roberts Homes sponsor NHS 70 Fun Run T-shirts

29 June 2018 Five hundred runners will take to the streets of Shrewsbury next weekend to celebrate 70 years of the NHS. Pictured, from left, Debra Armitage (Sales Negotiator at SJ Roberts Homes), Jules Lewis (End of Life Care Specialist at SaTH), Mike Sambrook (Managing Director at SJ Roberts Homes) and Victoria Evanson (After Sales Manager at SJ Roberts [...]

SJ Roberts Homes sponsor NHS 70 Fun Run T-shirts2018-06-29T12:51:27+01:00

Band aid – musicians set to rock #NHS70 Fun Day

28 June 2018 Some of the finest acts on the Shropshire music scene are set to take to the stage at a charity fun day celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS. Bands and solo acts will be joined by choirs at the special event at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Saturday 7 July.        Of One [...]

Band aid – musicians set to rock #NHS70 Fun Day2018-06-28T14:08:22+01:00

Trust awards set to celebrate 70 years of the NHS

27 June 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will celebrate the achievements of staff and volunteers at a very special awards ceremony which will also mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Members of the VIP Awards organising team Charlotte Banks, Laura Westcott and Kate Adney at RAF Cosford The annual Values In Practice (VIP) awards held by The [...]

Trust awards set to celebrate 70 years of the NHS2018-06-27T10:47:24+01:00

Flower & White donate 500 gourmet treats to SaTH Charity Fun Day

25 June 2018 Award winning Shropshire business Flower & White has kindly donated hundreds of sweet treats to Shropshire’s two acute hospitals for their Charity Fun Day, which will mark 70 years of the NHS. The Telford-based bakers has thrown its support behind the charity event, which is being held at the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]

Flower & White donate 500 gourmet treats to SaTH Charity Fun Day2018-06-25T13:48:11+01:00

NHS 111 set to take over

21 June 2018 The following information is from our partners at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups From Tuesday 17 July people across Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire who need urgent out-of-hours medical help or advice will need to call 111. In Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, the NHS 111 service will replace the current out-of-hours telephone access [...]

NHS 111 set to take over2018-06-21T13:06:44+01:00