Volunteers plant 10,000 purple crocuses at PRH

1 November 2017 A team of volunteers, including 40 youngsters from a Shropshire secondary school, have planted 10,000 purple crocus bulbs at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). The pupils and staff from Hadley Learning Community in Telford yesterday (October 31) joined members of the Rotary Club of Telford Centre to plant the thousands of little corms in the hospital grounds. [...]

Volunteers plant 10,000 purple crocuses at PRH2017-11-08T11:34:23+00:00

Trust among the best in the region for length of hospital stay

26 October 2017 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is one of the best in the region when it comes to the length of time patients are spending in hospital. But the Trust is refusing to rest on its laurels as it looks to fulfil its ambition to ensure patients spend the shortest time in hospital possible before being [...]

Trust among the best in the region for length of hospital stay2017-10-26T08:42:17+01:00

Shropshire hospitals ahead of the game in promoting healthy choices

16 October 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is ahead of the game when it comes to promoting healthy eating. Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS, has said sweets and chocolate sold in hospitals should be 250 calories or under. The proposals would also see 75% of pre-packed sandwiches coming in at under 400 calories. Pre-packed [...]

Shropshire hospitals ahead of the game in promoting healthy choices2017-10-16T09:12:54+01:00

Neonatal team recognised for care

11 October 2017 Thirty members of the neonatal team at Shropshire’s acute hospitals have been recognised by parents for the care given to their babies. The Neonatal team have been recognised for their care They were all individually nominated for the prestigious Parent’s Choice Award in an annual awards scheme run by the Staffordshire, Shropshire and Black Country [...]

Neonatal team recognised for care2017-10-11T09:17:09+01:00

Midwife Julia retires after 41 years

10 October 2017 Julia Brooks has helped to deliver hundreds of babies across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin in a career that has spanned 41 years. Now Julia, a senior midwife with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), will say goodbye to the job, which she says has been ‘a real privilege’. Julia, who is Maternity Outpatients Ward [...]

Midwife Julia retires after 41 years2017-10-11T09:18:03+01:00

£5,000 donation helps buy new state-of-the-art eye machine for RSH

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will benefit from new state-of-the-art ophthalmology equipment that will help detect eye conditions in both adults and children. Sight Loss Shropshire has made a generous £5,000 donation towards a new visual fields machine for the Eye Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), run by SaTH. Andrew Evans (L) receives the [...]

£5,000 donation helps buy new state-of-the-art eye machine for RSH2017-11-08T11:35:06+00:00

Temporary suspension of Neurology services to new referrals to be extended

28 September 2017 (Updated 21 January 2018) The suspension of Neurology services to new referrals at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) continues. The service was suspended in March 2017 to new referrals for an initial period of six months, as it was experiencing some difficulties in managing demand. The Trust currently has two Consultant Neurologists supported by [...]

Temporary suspension of Neurology services to new referrals to be extended2019-01-22T12:31:22+00:00

Vote for your Public Choice VIP Award 2017 winner

25 September 2017 Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), who have gone the extra mile in their care of their patients, are in the running for its Public Choice VIP Award 2017. Three nominees - Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Stuart Hay and the Fracture Clinic Team, Senior Paediatric Audiologist Faye Perring and Gastro/IBD Specialist Nurse Sally [...]

Vote for your Public Choice VIP Award 2017 winner2018-08-13T08:05:13+01:00

Ten thousand crocuses to be planted at PRH

22 September 2017 Ten thousand crocuses are to be planted at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford next month – with a sea of purple blooms expected next spring. The project will be led by the Rotary Club of Telford Centre, and will see 40 Year 7 pupils from Hadley Learning Community in Telford, join the Rotarians to plant [...]

Ten thousand crocuses to be planted at PRH2017-09-22T08:36:41+01:00

More than 40 new nurses join SaTH

8 September 2017 More than 40 new nurses have joined the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. The 42 nurses will work across scheduled and unscheduled care at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. The appointments will boost the workforce at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and reduce the [...]

More than 40 new nurses join SaTH2017-09-08T14:47:31+01:00