25 April 2017 Shropshire’s See and Hear Exhibition will again be hosting a fantastic range of events and activities for people with sight and hearing loss on Wednesday 10 May 2017. The annual event, which celebrates its 10th successful year, will be hosted at Shrewsbury Sports Village on Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, between 10am and 4pm. The event is free and open [...]
13 April 2017 You may be aware of media interest in our Maternity service following some tragic deaths of babies in which failings in care have been identified. Simon Wright, Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has issued the following statement: “The death of a baby is the most tragic event imaginable and we again apologise unreservedly [...]
12 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS Shropshire CCG has made further progress to ensure local NHS services deliver improved outcomes for patients. The CCG launched reviews of some of the services it commissions in February to ensure that everybody in Shropshire has access to healthcare that is safe, high-quality [...]
10 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) With Easter almost here, there’s a lot to think about, from making sure you have enough ribbon for that Easter bonnet to organising Easter Egg hunts. However, one plan you really do need to make – especially if you have [...]
10 April 2017 The Chief Executive of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is planning to climb four volcanoes in six days to raise money for a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner. Simon Wright, Chief Executive, preparing for his volcano walk Simon Wright will tackle Sicily’s “Mighty Four” volcanoes - Stromboli, Vulcano, Salina and culminating at the world famous Mount Etna. [...]
7 April 2017 An Audit Clerk on the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford has been celebrated nationally for her performance. PRH ITU Audit Clerk Caren Hill with her certificate Caren Hill, who joined the unit 12 months ago, was named as one of the most improved Audit Clerks over the past 12 months [...]
7 April 2017 “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” And while people are happy to moan about having to hand over a large chunk of their hard-earned cash to the tax man, we are still very reticent to talk about death or dying. But a group of individuals from across Shropshire are [...]
3 April 2017 Telford & Wrekin Council’s leader and the Chief Executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) met today to discuss proposals around the future of A&E services at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). Councillor Shaun Davies and Simon Wright discussed a number of topics related to services at PRH during the 90-minute meeting. The meeting followed [...]
29 March 2017 At a Board Meeting of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) tomorrow (Thursday 30 March 2017), the Board will consider a proposal that states that unless the Trust can recruit more A&E Consultants or Locum Doctors within 6 months it will have to temporarily suspend services at the Emergency Department (A&E) at the Princess Royal [...]
24 March 2017 Simon Wright, Chief Executive at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, looks at the Trust’s work in improving Maternity Services How does the NHS help families when the most tragic of events happens…a baby dies? Simon Wright Honesty, compassion, kindness, support, humanity and learning must surely all feature strongly in any response. Our maternity [...]
