SaTH to host its first ever Cancer Conference

8 November 2018 SaTH is to hold its first ever Cancer Conference featuring a host of speakers including Chris Pointon, husband of the inspiring Dr Kate Granger MBE and co-founder of the #hellomynameis campaign. The Conference, entitled ‘Cancer: Advancing into the Future’ is being sponsored by Macmillan Cancer Support, and will take place on Friday (9 November) at the Shropshire [...]

SaTH to host its first ever Cancer Conference2018-11-08T10:11:59+00:00

Official opening for The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre

6 November 2018 The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre will celebrate its move to a new state-of-the-art facility with an official opening on Saturday 10 November – when staff will be joined by families who have been helped by the service. The centre, which is one of the top IVF clinics in the country, moved to the Severn Fields Health [...]

Official opening for The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre2019-09-20T14:22:28+01:00

Third cohort of Trainee Nurses Associates

5 November 2018 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is delighted to announce that a third cohort of Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) have enrolled onto a Nursing Associate programme. Twenty one HCAs from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have joined the two-year programme, which is hosted by Staffordshire University. The exciting and innovative role will sit [...]

Third cohort of Trainee Nurses Associates2018-11-07T11:05:35+00:00

Patients being given back their independence thanks to creative ‘wash table’ team

1 November 2018 Patients needing a high level of care are being given back their independence thanks to a creative team at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Anthony Dukes was the first patient to use the new ‘wash table’ and described it as ‘marvellous’. Also pictured, from left, Susie Price (Healthcare Assistant), Corrin Dorsett (Ward Manager) and Sean Roberts [...]

Patients being given back their independence thanks to creative ‘wash table’ team2018-11-01T16:14:58+00:00

SaTH leading the way in protecting NHS staff against violence and aggression

1 November 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are leading the way in protecting staff from violence and aggression. This week Matt Hancock, MP, the Secretary of State for Health, set out new measures to protect NHS staff to try to reduce the thousands of assaults on them that take place every year. Measures in the NHS Violence Reduction Strategy include: [...]

SaTH leading the way in protecting NHS staff against violence and aggression2018-11-01T12:40:26+00:00

Almost 70 people have graduated from SaTH’s People’s Academy

30 October 2018 Since the launch of the People’s Academy, 68 people have graduated from the programme that encourages community engagement with Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. One of the most recent cohorts to graduate from SaTH's People's Academy The People’s Academy was launched by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) in January 2018 as a way [...]

Almost 70 people have graduated from SaTH’s People’s Academy2018-10-30T13:18:01+00:00

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from doll therapy

29 October 2018 Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are being comforted with the help of specialist dolls. From left, Ruth Smith (Matron) and Karen Breese (Dementia Nurse Specialist) The image of an older person cuddling and singing to a doll might seem unusual at first, but the Dementia Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford [...]

Patients living with dementia are benefiting from doll therapy2018-10-29T14:47:21+00:00

Clinical trials staff swap places to become the guinea pigs

26 October 2018 The tables have been turned on the Clinical Trials team at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) – who have volunteered to be the research ‘guinea pigs’. The research team, along with other staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), are taking part in a research trial with the University Centre Shrewsbury. The study is [...]

Clinical trials staff swap places to become the guinea pigs2018-10-26T10:41:30+01:00

Trust Board still trying to prevent overnight closure of A&E services at PRH

25 October 2018 At today’s meeting of the Board of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), members confirmed they are working towards an implementation date of 5 December for the potential overnight closure of the A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Members of the Board also confirmed they are looking into the possibility of reducing [...]

Trust Board still trying to prevent overnight closure of A&E services at PRH2018-10-25T16:19:20+01:00

University increases links with SaTH

25 October 2018 The University of Wolverhampton is increasing links with SaTH as part of plans to develop the healthcare workforce in the county. Working in partnership, the University and Trust are developing more opportunities for nursing students to train and gain clinical placements within the Shropshire and Telford area. In addition, the University is working with SaTH to roll [...]

University increases links with SaTH2018-10-25T14:54:26+01:00