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

Nurses conquer the Wrekin to help ‘End PJ Paralysis’

25 June 2018 Twenty three nurses from SaTH conquered the Wrekin to support and raise awareness of a national campaign to 'End PJ Paralysis’. The challenge to climb the Wrekin was organised by PRH Ward 11 manager, Lisa Butler, who managed to rally colleagues to join her on Saturday morning.               Nurses conquer [...]

Nurses conquer the Wrekin to help ‘End PJ Paralysis’2018-06-25T13:49:49+01:00

Volunteers sought to join ‘people’s panel’ to help improve patient experience

19 June 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to introduce a new ‘people’s panel’ dedicated to improving patient experience. The new ‘people’s panel’ will replace the current Patient Experience and Involvement Panel (PEIP) which is currently made up of patients, ex-patients, patient advocates and carers. Its aim is to support and challenge The Shrewsbury and Telford [...]

Volunteers sought to join ‘people’s panel’ to help improve patient experience2018-06-19T08:54:04+01:00

New specialist cancer outreach nurse to support more young cancer patients in Shropshire

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, [...]

New specialist cancer outreach nurse to support more young cancer patients in Shropshire2018-05-24T10:54:02+01:00

New allergen-free menu introduced at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals

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 [...]

New allergen-free menu introduced at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals2018-05-22T11:57:23+01:00

Nurses to climb the Wrekin – in their PJs

10 May 2018 A team of nurses will be donning their walking boots – and their pyjamas - to climb the Wrekin this June. Highlighting the #EndPJParalysis campaign The nurses have pledged to complete the challenge on June 23, to raise awareness of NHS England’s #EndPJparalysis campaign to encourage patients to get out of their pyjamas – and [...]

Nurses to climb the Wrekin – in their PJs2018-05-10T14:00:15+01:00

Extra capacity in place for catch-up NHS breast screening sessions

9 May 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is putting in place extra capacity for women in Shropshire, aged between 70 and 79, to have catch-up breast screening sessions after an NHS IT problem. The catch-up sessions are for women who have been identified as not receiving their invitation from the NHS breast screening programme, due to the [...]

Extra capacity in place for catch-up NHS breast screening sessions2018-05-09T10:56:06+01:00

New substantive A&E consultant appointed for first time in four years

01 May 2018 SaTH has appointed a new substantive A&E consultant for the first time in four years. It is the fifth consultant recruitment in 10 days, with two also being appointed in Ear, Nose and Throat and a further two in Bariatric. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of SaTH, says the appointments are a clear indication that the certainty over [...]

New substantive A&E consultant appointed for first time in four years2018-05-01T15:44:40+01:00

A blooming lovely welcome at PRH

27 March 2018 Visitors and staff at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford can expect a blooming lovely welcome over the new few weeks. Luke Hickman with the crocus he helped to plant Ten thousand crocus bulbs planted by schoolchildren last year have sprung up, creating beautiful swathes of purple either side of the footpaths from the car park [...]

A blooming lovely welcome at PRH2018-03-27T09:54:41+01:00

Blue crockery introduced for patients living with dementia

21 March 2018 The Trust has introduced blue crockery to the wards of its two acute hospitals to help patients living with dementia. Blue crockery to help patients living with dementia The blue plates and bowls are now available on all wards at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Many people [...]

Blue crockery introduced for patients living with dementia2018-03-21T11:02:39+00:00