8 March 2018 SaTH is continuing to make significant improvements in the screening and treatment of patients with Sepsis. Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It leads to shock, multiple organ failure and death, especially if not recognised early and treated promptly. Early recognition and screening for Sepsis is vital to [...]
7 March 2018 Parents and carers of youngsters receiving treatment on the Children’s Ward at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) have been treated to free hot drinks – thanks to a Shropshire creative agency. Annabel Gwilliam from Clear (right) and Nick Parkin from SaTH with staff on the Children's Ward Clear, based in Shrewsbury, is carrying out 15 [...]
7 March 2018 SaTH Charity has been re-launched—making it more visible among our staff and more recognisable to our supporters and our patients. SaTHCharity As part of the facelift we will be making it easier to get involved, fundraise and donate. SaTH Charity is a registered charity that is making a real difference to our patients, affected friends [...]
6 March 2018 Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has issued a response to an open letter which was sent to the SaTH Board and the Governing Body of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The response refutes a number of claims made in the letter. Simon's letter can be seen here. The original [...]
1 March 2018 With severe weather warnings in place for Shropshire and Mid Wales, below is the latest information from SaTH. As things stand, appointments at our hospitals will be going ahead as usual, unless you are contacted by us. Should the weather become severe and the situation changes, we will contact those affected and update our website and social [...]
27 February 2018 Three drop-off parking spaces for people using the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre are to be temporarily relocated to allow ambulances to park while building work takes place at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. From Monday (5 March), three of the seven spaces outside the Centre will be moved to the main car park opposite [...]
26 February 2018 Knitting, busking and baking cakes - the family of a 14-month-old boy have been busy fundraising for the Children’s Ward at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital as a thank you for the care that he has received. Lisa Gilks receives the donation from the Evans family Three generations of the Evans family, from Market Drayton, helped [...]
23 February 2018 Inpatient services at Oswestry Midwife Led Unit are to be suspended for a further two weeks, until 8am on 10 March 2018, to ensure the safe care of mums using Shropshire’s maternity services. The unit will remain open between 8am and 8pm for antenatal and postnatal services but will not be able to accept inpatients. Sarah Jamieson, [...]
21 February 2018 The Postnatal Ward, within Women & Children’s services, has become the first ward in the Trust to be crowned with a ‘diamond’. Outstanding care, safety and kindness, leadership, cleanliness, exceeding targets and many other achievements, mean that the staff on the ward are the first to win the coveted Exemplar Ward Diamond status – the highest possible. [...]
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 [...]
