Football stars make Christmas visits to hospitals

21 December 2018 Footballing stars from Shrewsbury Town and Telford United brought seasonal cheer to patients and staff at The Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals this week. Staff at RSH are joined by players from STFC Players from Shrewsbury Town – including Mat Sadler and Steve Arnold - visited patients and staff at the Lingen Davies Centre [...]

Football stars make Christmas visits to hospitals2018-12-21T14:02:38+00:00

MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS: Christmas and New Year babies

All media enquiries regarding Christmas and New Year births should be made via switchboard on 01952 641222 to the Delivery Suite Coordinator, who will be able to assist with information about births at the Trust’s maternity units. Please note we are only able to offer details and pictures with the full consent of the family. Thank You.

MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS: Christmas and New Year babies2018-12-21T10:27:57+00:00

Tracy picks up mentoring award

21 December 2018 A member of the Workforce Transformation at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been honoured for her mentoring skills. Tracy Newbold with her award Tracy Newbold, Pre-Employment Avisor, won the Most Helpful Mentor Award after being nominated by a student from Burton Borough School who had participated in The Work Related Learning [...]

Tracy picks up mentoring award2018-12-21T10:08:35+00:00

Quacking mural unveiled at PRH

20 December 2018 A popular art trail featuring larger than life ducks is now bringing smiles to the faces of young patients at the Princess Royal Hospital in the form of a specially-created mural. The unveiling of the mural at PRH The original Let’s Go Quackers trail, made up of a collection of 10 giant painted ducks was [...]

Quacking mural unveiled at PRH2018-12-20T15:52:28+00:00

Oh yes they did! Panto stars draw winning tickets for LoF raffle

20 December 2018 The stars of the Shrewsbury pantomime Mother Goose have drawn the winning tickets in this year’s annual League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Christmas Raffle Draw. Victoria McCabe and Matt Dallen, who star as Jill and Billy Goose in the Theatre Severn Christmas extravaganza,joined member of the League of Friends’ Fundraising Committee for the draw [...]

Oh yes they did! Panto stars draw winning tickets for LoF raffle2018-12-20T12:24:01+00:00

SaTH in the top 10 for ensuring patients wait no more than 18 weeks between seeing their GP and having treatment at hospital

19 December 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is in ninth best in the country for making sure patients wait no longer than 18 weeks between seeing their GP and having treatment at hospital. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has hit the hit national 92% referral to treatment (RTT) for 14 of the past [...]

SaTH in the top 10 for ensuring patients wait no more than 18 weeks between seeing their GP and having treatment at hospital2018-12-19T15:35:05+00:00

Catering team serve up Christmas treats for patients and staff

19 December 2018 The Catering Team at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is hoping to bring a little cheer to those who find themselves in hospital this Christmas. The catering team at RSH with their food bank collection The team has been working on a project to make Christmas Day lunch special for patients who will unfortunately need to [...]

Catering team serve up Christmas treats for patients and staff2018-12-19T09:13:35+00:00

SaTH scoops international Green Apple Award

17 December 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has scooped an international environmental award for recycling surplus hospital equipment and furniture, making savings of £80,000. The Trust has won a Green Apple Award – Gold Level - as part of the recognised International Green Apple Environment Awards for Environmental Best Practice for its work using Warp-it, a [...]

SaTH scoops international Green Apple Award2018-12-17T12:05:46+00:00

Donation enables SaTH to buy Ophthalmology equipment to benefit children  

14 December 2018 A generous donation by a Shropshire charity has enabled SaTH to purchase two new retinoscopes which will benefit youngsters across the county. Sight Loss Shropshire (SLS) has kindly paid for the new eye equipment, which will be used by the SaTH’s Paediatric Ophthalmology team, and which will replace two old retinoscopes. Andrea Elkan and Anna Turner [...]

Donation enables SaTH to buy Ophthalmology equipment to benefit children  2018-12-14T14:37:52+00:00

Where to get health advice over Christmas and New Year

14 December 2018 The following information is from Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The NHS is reminding residents in Shropshire where they can access expert medical treatment to help them stay well over the Christmas and New Year holiday. NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is advising local people to consider the options for healthcare and ensure they are aware [...]

Where to get health advice over Christmas and New Year2018-12-14T09:26:37+00:00