Public consultation into proposed changes to hospital services set to launch

11 May 2018 The following information is from our partners at NHS Future Fit People across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales are to be asked for their views on proposals to transform local hospital services when the NHS Future Fit public consultation is launched later this month. The board of NHS Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) [...]

Public consultation into proposed changes to hospital services set to launch2018-05-11T14:50:59+01:00

Stroke Wards are ‘Making May Purple’

10 May 2018 Two wards at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford are ‘Making May Purple’ to promote stroke prevention and awareness. Staff on the Acute Stroke Ward (Ward 15). From left: Kim Bromley, Sara Millward, Carol Ryan and Ann Mclean. Staff on the Acute Stroke Ward (Ward 15) and the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward (Ward 16) will [...]

Stroke Wards are ‘Making May Purple’2018-05-10T09:43:23+01:00

Extra capacity in place for catch-up NHS breast screening sessions

9 May 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is putting in place extra capacity for women in Shropshire, aged between 70 and 79, to have catch-up breast screening sessions after an NHS IT problem. The catch-up sessions are for women who have been identified as not receiving their invitation from the NHS breast screening programme, due to the [...]

Extra capacity in place for catch-up NHS breast screening sessions2018-05-09T10:56:06+01:00

Family donate £400 “treat” money to Children’s Ward Play Team

8 May 2018 The family of a five-year-old girl, who were given £400 to treat themselves after their daughter’s hospital treatment, have donated the money to the ward who looked after her. Isabelle with Dawn Isabelle Chubb was admitted to the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford at the beginning of December last year after [...]

Family donate £400 “treat” money to Children’s Ward Play Team2018-05-08T09:32:04+01:00

Women offered NHS breast screening after missed invitations

The following information is from Public Health England Up to 309,000 women aged between 70 and 79 will be offered the opportunity for a catch-up NHS breast screening test this year. The decision follows analysis by Public Health England (PHE) dating back to 2009, which found that a number of invitations for a final test had not been sent out [...]

Women offered NHS breast screening after missed invitations2018-05-02T15:57:00+01:00

Charity 5km Fun Run medal revealed

30 April 2018 We are delighted to reveal our medal for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) inaugural 5K Charity Fun Run. Everyone who takes part in the 5K Fun Run on Saturday 7 July will receive this fantastic medal as part of the Trust’s celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. The Fun Run, which [...]

Charity 5km Fun Run medal revealed2018-04-30T13:54:55+01:00

Wards to move as essential maintenance work takes place at RSH

26 April 2018 Wards at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are to move to allow essential safety and maintenance work to take place at the hospital. To ensure the Ward Block at RSH meets the latest building regulations, remedial work needs to take place and, to enable that to happen, some patients will need to be moved. Ward 21, our [...]

Wards to move as essential maintenance work takes place at RSH2018-04-26T13:32:32+01:00

Rapid Relief Team to dish up a 70th anniversary treat to NHS

26 April 2018 They are renowned for supporting emergency crews around the world – and now they will help The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) celebrate 70 years of the NHS. The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) will be firing up their barbecues in the grounds of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Saturday 7 July as part of SaTH’s [...]

Rapid Relief Team to dish up a 70th anniversary treat to NHS2018-04-26T10:50:13+01:00

Staff ‘pledge’ to improve patient care as part of Experience of Care Week

24 April 2018 Catering Manager Nick Parkin and End of Life Care Facilitator Jules Lewis with the hamper that Nick has pledged to raffle to help raise funds for a new Swan Room. Staff at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have made pledges to improve patient care. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital [...]

Staff ‘pledge’ to improve patient care as part of Experience of Care Week2018-04-24T08:54:51+01:00

Sign up to our 5K Fun Run to celebrate 70 years of the NHS

Sign up today at www.sath.nhs.uk/nhs70 Entries are now open for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s 5K Fun Run to celebrate 70 Years of the NHS. The event, which is being organised in partnership with the Dolly Mixtures, starts at 10.30am on Saturday 7 July at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Entry costs £5 (plus admin fee) and [...]

Sign up to our 5K Fun Run to celebrate 70 years of the NHS2018-05-21T14:26:38+01:00