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Patient information boards being rolled out to improve patient safety and communication

26 September 2019 Standardised patient information boards have been created and are being rolled out across Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. The introduction of standardised patient information boards will improve safety and communication at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, by providing clear and easy patient [...]

Patient information boards being rolled out to improve patient safety and communicationCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-26T16:13:46+01:00

£7 million investment in Radiology services – including a new CT scanner

25 September 2019 Patients at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are set to benefit from a multi-million pound investment in state-of-the-art radiography services. A new CT scanner will be installed at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford as part of a £7 million investment in Radiology equipment across The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which will also include a [...]

£7 million investment in Radiology services – including a new CT scannerClaire Dunn2019-09-25T09:51:09+01:00

Foundation will raise money to help Leukaemia patients

20 September 2019 A foundation set up in memory of a much-loved husband and father will raise money to help patients undergoing treatment for Leukaemia at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). The Blue Sky Foundation was set up in memory of Steve Newman, from Shrewsbury, who sadly died in November 2017 at the age of 50 after being diagnosed with [...]

Foundation will raise money to help Leukaemia patientsCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-20T11:54:06+01:00

Trust’s Procurement team is amongst top five in the country

19 September 2019 The Procurement team at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has been ranked 5th out of 133 acute Trusts across the country, new figures reveal. The Procurement League Table ranks NHS Trusts for their efficiency in buying goods and services, so this result means the team at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), [...]

Trust’s Procurement team is amongst top five in the countryCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-19T14:58:31+01:00

Your old CDs could be music to our ears

17 September 2019 You know that copy of Chesney Hawkes’s debut album that you’ve got hidden in a box in the loft? Or the Steps CD you bought for a laugh? Well, Shropshire’s acute hospitals might have a use for them. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the [...]

Your old CDs could be music to our earsCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-17T15:19:17+01:00

Celebrating our fantastic colleagues

16 September 2019 A hospital porter who helped save the life of a baby and teams who have improved care for patients with dementia, sepsis and heart conditions were among those honoured at an awards ceremony held by SaTH. The Values in Practice (VIP) Awards are held annually to celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions of staff to deliver high [...]

Celebrating our fantastic colleaguesClaire Dunn2019-09-16T11:14:51+01:00

Trust takes delivery of 60 dedicated Sepsis Pods

13 September 2019 To mark World Sepsis Day, The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has taken delivery of 60 new blood culture pods to dramatically reduce the time it takes for samples to be transported to its labs. The new plastic pods are safer than the glass pods they replace, and initial calculations suggest as much as one [...]

Trust takes delivery of 60 dedicated Sepsis PodsCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-13T14:40:52+01:00

World Sepsis Day

By Angela Windsor, Sepsis Nurse Practitioner I am SaTH’s first ever Sepsis Nurse Practitioner, and as today is World Sepsis Day I want to tell you a bit about my role and some of the improvements taking place in the recognition and treatment of Sepsis at the Trust. I’ve always had an interest in the deteriorating patient. Early on in [...]

World Sepsis DayCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-13T09:58:31+01:00

Debbie set to fly for the Swan Fund

11 September 2019 A Nurse representing the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to take part in a tandem skydive to raise money for the care of patients at the end of their lives. Debbie Snooke, an End of Life Care Specialist Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]

Debbie set to fly for the Swan FundCharlotte Robertshaw2019-09-12T12:14:26+01:00

Community invited to SaTH engagement events

29 August 2019 Two community engagement events are being held next month for residents served by Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. SaTH is hosting the Community Working Together sessions on 3 and 5 September in Telford and Shrewsbury. Residents will be able to hear about what the Trust is doing following last year’s CQC inspection and the work that is taking [...]

Community invited to SaTH engagement eventsClaire Dunn2019-08-29T14:36:14+01:00