22 March 2017 Proposals are being put forward to make Shropshire’s two acute hospitals smoking-free areas by the end of the year. The move is part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) mission to help the people it serves become the healthiest half million on the planet. Smoking is the largest single preventable cause of ill health [...]
20 March 2017 A second café for people living with dementia is to open at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. The Golden Moments café will open at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) on Tuesday 4 April. It follows the successful launch of the Precious Times café at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, which is held [...]
14 March 2017 The Away Team involved in the Rapid Process Improvement Week, including patient representative Lin Stapely and her Guide Dog Woody. “When I receive a letter confirming a hotel booking it is clear, concise and useful. I am instantly made to feel important and my confidence levels in that organisation soar.” These are the words of [...]
13 March 2017 Staff on a Ward at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) have launched a campaign which is designed to help patients recover more quickly – by simply maintaining their daily routine. Clare Walsgrove (left) , Matron on Ward 32, and Zoe Day, Ward Manager, with patientJames Holloway. The campaign, called #SaTHendPJparalysis, has been launched by staff [...]
8 March 2017 A new Director of Nursing and Quality has been appointed at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Deirdre Fowler Deirdre Fowler has been appointed to the role at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital, in Telford. Deirdre, who is currently Director [...]
24 February 2017 A sculpture donated to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) by a former patient has been badly damaged by Storm Doris, which battered the region yesterday. The sculpture, entitled The Murmur of Voices, was donated by sculptor Tony Roberts for the garden at the Hamar Help and Support Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital [...]
23 February 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has appointed a new in interim Director of Nursing and Quality. Colin Ovington Colin Ovington has been a Director of Nursing with four organisations, enjoying considerable experience with over 38 years in nursing. Colin, takes over from Sarah Bloomfield, will join the Trust on 6 March 2017 [...]
22 February 2017 How would you like to brighten up a patient’s stay in hospital? Now you can – by designing a greetings card for patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is running a competition for people to create new designs for its popular eCards. [...]
21 February 2017 We are working in partnership with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust to plant 2,000 trees at the Princess Royal Hospital and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. We need your help to plant trees at both of our hospital sites. We are holding tree-planting days on the following dates: Wednesday 22 March 2017 - Princess Royal Hospital, Telford Thursday 23 March 2017 [...]
21 February 2017 Major improvements have been made to recruitment at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals, meaning it now takes far less time to approve adverts for job vacancies. The staff involved in the first Rapid Process Improvement Workshop (RPIW) for the Recruitment Value Stream The streamlined processes were implemented after research, through a Rapid Process [...]
