19 July 2017 Shropshire’s acute hospitals are very busy and people are asked to think carefully about whether a trip to A&E, which can be stressful and time consuming, is really necessary. The A&E Departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford have been very busy today (Wednesday 19 July 2017). People suffering from minor [...]
11 July 2017 A 230ft high crane has now removed an MRI scanner from Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) – to pave the way for a state-of-the-art replacement to be installed later in the summer. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) [...]
6 July 2017 Hospital staff in Shropshire donned their pyjamas to highlight a campaign which is designed to help patients recover more quickly – by simply maintaining their daily routine. Staff on Ward 11 at PRH (including Deirdre Fowler, Director of Nursing Midwifery and Quality, far right) in their pyjamas to highlight #endPJparalysis Nurses, Health Care Assistants and [...]
30 June 2017 A 230ft high crane will remove an MRI scanner from Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in July 2017– to pave the way for a state-of-the-art replacement to be installed later in the summer. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is replacing its two existing MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanners, one of which is at PRH [...]
26 June 2017 Lucy, Dave and James Andrew A couple have donated almost £2,000 to the Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre to thank staff for making their dreams come true. Lucy and Dave Andrew, who live near Oswestry, now have a son James, aged two-and-a-half, with a second child due in August – thanks to the efforts [...]
16 June 2017 Senior clinicians and hospital leaders today (Friday) met with health partners and patient representatives to continue discussions over the best way of keeping patients safe in the event of fragile services becoming unsustainable. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), is examining what [...]
14 June 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire's two acute hospitals is developing a culture of safest and kindest care through its partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute (VMI) – the USA’s ‘Hospital of the Decade’. An artist captures ideas surrounding the event from comments on social media. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is one [...]
26 May 2017 You may have seen or heard about the recent temporary suspension of services at some of our Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in Shropshire. Here Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery, explains why these temporary closures are necessary to ensure the continued safety of all women using our Maternity Services "We are fully supportive of birth choice and women whose [...]
19 May 2017 The Chief Operating Officer at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to retire at the end of the year. Debbie Kadum (left) will step down from her post on 17 December 2017 after five years at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and more than 36 years in the NHS. One of [...]
19 May 2017 A conference held in Shropshire to look at ways to improve care for people living with dementia has proved a huge success. Karen Breese (left) and George Rook (right) with Chris Roberts and Jayne Goodrick Around 200 people attended the conference – Changing Dementia Care –at the Shropshire Conference Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]
