18 April 2019 The work of staff who provide care for patients, families and carers will be celebrated next week when the trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals takes part in Experience of Care Week. Experience of Care Week is an international initiative, running from 22 April to 26 April, which recognises the value of each health worker’s contribution [...]
11 April 2019 More than 150 new clinical members of staff have joined SaTH in the last three months as part of a pledge to recruit more to its ranks. Targeted recruitment drives and specialist overseas trips have bolstered the clinical workforce at the Trust, which will help to improve care for patients and their families – and support the [...]
5 April 2019 A surgeon at Shropshire’s acute hospitals is leading the campaign in the county for a new cycling velodrome to be built in the West Midlands ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. From left, Consultant Richard Roach (left) with former professional cyclist Hugh Porter MBE and David Viner (former cyclist). Richard Roach, who has worked at [...]
4 April 2019 A member of staff from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is taking a leap into the unknown by jumping out of an aeroplane at 10,000 feet on 4 May to raise funds for SaTH Charity’s dementia appeal. By taking on a tandem skydive Holly Bebb, who works at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as [...]
2 April 2019 A senior nurse is to champion research at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals by inspiring and supporting nurses and midwives to be part of future healthcare innovation. Sister Helen Moore has gained a coveted place on a national programme aimed at developing and growing research at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. [...]
1 April 2019 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is getting behind Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week, which runs 1-7 April, and asking the public to speak to their GP practice about the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme if they think they might be at risk. Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the level of glucose in the blood becomes [...]
29 March 2019 SaTH has become one of the first Trust's in the country to have new registered Nursing Associates. Julie Deans, Karley Hall, Elaine Powell, Amy Speake and Karla Vaughan have just qualified as Nursing Associates - making them some of very first registered Nursing Associates in England. SaTH, which runs the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the [...]
25 March 2019 Here's an update on the work being done to refurbish doctors' accommodation at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) to help recruit more junior and middle grade doctors. Work is starting on the next two doctors' houses at PRH. Two houses on the hospital site have already been refurbished, and two more houses are now being stripped of their [...]
20 March 2019 A team of clinicians from SaTH will be travelling to India and Dubai this week in a bid to recruit up to 20 new A&E doctors. The group of four medical staff will be interviewing candidates during the six-day trip for positions within the Emergency Departments (EDs) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the [...]
19 March 2019 SaTH is forging links with the University Centre Shrewsbury to inspire its students to become healthcare scientists of the future. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, welcomed students from the University on placement for the first time this week. Third year medical genetic students Charlotte Utting [...]
