14 June 2017 Services for women booked to give birth at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) and Oswestry MLU have been temporarily suspended until 8am on Wednesday 21 June. Day services for expectant mums will continue as normal. Women booked to give birth at Ludlow and Oswestry MLUs who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered [...]
8 June 2017 There have been reports in the news and on social media today following a report which went before yesterday's meeting of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) about the future of Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in the county. Below is a statement from Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery, setting out the facts: “The long-term provision of midwifery services in Shropshire is [...]
Services at Oswestry Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Wednesday 7 June) until 8am tomorrow (Thursday 8 June). Women booked to give birth at Oswestry MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at another MLU. If any women due to give birth at Oswestry MLU require support [...]
26 May 2017 You may have seen or heard about the recent temporary suspension of services at some of our Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in Shropshire. Here Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery, explains why these temporary closures are necessary to ensure the continued safety of all women using our Maternity Services "We are fully supportive of birth choice and women whose [...]
19 May 2017 The Chief Operating Officer at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to retire at the end of the year. Debbie Kadum (left) will step down from her post on 17 December 2017 after five years at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and more than 36 years in the NHS. One of [...]
19 May 2017 A conference held in Shropshire to look at ways to improve care for people living with dementia has proved a huge success. Karen Breese (left) and George Rook (right) with Chris Roberts and Jayne Goodrick Around 200 people attended the conference – Changing Dementia Care –at the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]
19 May 2017 Eye appointments provided in the Outpatients Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are moving location. Paediatric (children’s) ophthalmology outpatient appointments, which are currently provided in Clinic 10 at RSH, will temporarily move to the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford from 30 May 2017. Adult ophthalmology outpatient appointments, which are also currently provided in Clinic 10 [...]
11 May 2017 A new room which will provide privacy and dignity for patients at the end of their life has been opened by the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to mark Dying Matters Week. Carol Bagnall, Matron on Ward 27, and Bernie Moore, whose wife, Trish, was cared for by the Trust, open the Swan Room. [...]
13 April 2017 You may be aware of media interest in our Maternity service following some tragic deaths of babies in which failings in care have been identified. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has issued the following statement: “The death of a baby is the most tragic event imaginable and we again apologise unreservedly [...]
12 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS Shropshire CCG has made further progress to ensure local NHS services deliver improved outcomes for patients. The CCG launched reviews of some of the services it commissions in February to ensure that everybody in Shropshire has access to healthcare that is safe, high-quality [...]
