9 March 2018 They don’t just work in labs – and their unique contribution to patient care is helping to transform lives and drive innovation. The role of NHS healthcare scientists, who work in a variety of positions to support patients at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), is to be celebrated during Healthcare Science Week; part of [...]
8 March 2018 The Eye Department at SaTH will re-open to new referrals from Sunday, 1 April 2018, following a successful recruitment campaign. The Trust has recruited a number of new staff to senior positions, including consultant ophthalmologists, and reduced waiting lists, enabling the service to re-open to new patients. A clinician is also being trained in Adult Squint Surgery, [...]
20 February 2018 For more than a quarter of a century, it has been helping thousands of couples realise their dreams of becoming parents. Helping couples since 1991 Such is the success of the Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre - now one of the top IVF clinics in the UK - it [...]
9 February 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is switching to biodegradable drinking straws as it continues its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint. Catering Operations Manager Ian Stuart with the new biodegradable straws The straws will be available, when required, at the Caffe Bistro outlets and the canteens at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]
31 January 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is marking World Cancer Day with an ‘Open House’ on Friday 2 February. The event will be an opportunity for people to come and meet healthcare professionals from the Trust who provide care for people with cancer and support groups, including Macmillan Cancer information and Macmillan Welfare Rights and [...]
26 January 2018 Mums-to-be are to be given new ‘wellbeing wallets’ by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) as part of a national scheme to reduce the risk of stillbirths. From 28 January, MAMA Academy Wellbeing Wallets are being distributed to all pregnant women at their first booking appointment at SaTH, thanks to the MAMA Academy and generous [...]
23 January 2018 The Harry Johnson Trust has kindly donated a wide range of children’s pyjamas to Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Sally Johnson, on behalf of the Harry Johnson Trust, delivered the pyjamas for boys and girls of all ages to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. The pyjamas are for children who have [...]
16 January 2018 A screening service provided by SaTH has passed its first ever Quality Assurance with flying colours. The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme for Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, is based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Public Health England carried out the Quality Assurance of the screening service and found it to be “well organised” and [...]
9 January 2018 A contemporary coffee shop is to open at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Caffé Bistro will replace the current Coffee City, situated near the Outpatients department, which opened in the hospital more than a decade ago. Caffé Bistro - artist impression Coffee City has been temporarily closed to undergo its transformation into Caffé Bistro, which [...]
27 December 2017 People are being asked to think carefully about whether they need to attend A&E at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. Sara Biffen, Interim Chief Operating Officer at SaTH, said: “Both of our A&E departments are currently under extreme pressure. As of 11am on Wednesday 27 December, we had 45 people waiting to [...]
