23 October 2020 Visiting has been suspended to all wards at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This decision has not been made lightly and aims to reduce the number of people coming into the hospitals, in order to protect patients. The changes are now in effect and will remain [...]
24 September 2020 A new food service and menu has been launched at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to give patients an improved meal experience. Inpatients will be offered greater choice with the number of hot food choices doubling from two to four per meal – and a new hostess service which means that patients will be personally served so [...]
18 September 2020 SaTH has been awarded £6.3 million by the Government to help prepare for winter. The funding will be used to create a new Same Day Emergency Care centre (SDEC) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) which will help ease pressure on its A&E, and reduce hospital admissions. It will also enable the expansion of the current A&E [...]
20 August 2020 New rainbow pedestrian crossings have been created at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and are the first of their kind in the region. The crossings demonstrate the commitment of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs RSH and PRH, to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and [...]
23 July 2020 The Gynaecology Ward at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will be the first to trial a new policy for visitors. Strict rules will remain in place to protect patients, visitors and staff, and to ensure that social distancing guidelines can be met. If successful, the new visiting policy will be rolled out across other [...]
Last Updated: 21 December 2020 Visiting restrictions Ultrasound scans One birthing partner can attend 12 and 20 week scans One partner can attend EPAS scans Please note visiting restrictions for Antenatal appointments and other scans remain unchanged The Delivery Suite One birth partner can attend and will be given a visiting wristband Antenatal and Postnatal Wards Women can be accompanied by [...]
Maggie Bayley, Interim Chief Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “The Trust continues to work with NHS England and Improvement regarding the support that we need to continue our improvement journey.” Notes to editors Examples of improvements being made include: Recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner to work alongside our ward teams. This will help us improve [...]
Maggie Bayley, Interim Chief Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “In 2018 NHS Improvement (NHSI) commissioned an ‘Open Book’ review and SaTH was requested to ‘open its books’. The NHSI terms of reference for this process stated that it should be carried out as far as reasonably practical with the available data. Electronic systems were therefore [...]
30 June 2020 Below is a statement in relation to reports about our Maternity services Louise Barnett, Chief Executive at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: "We are aware that a police investigation will be conducted by West Mercia Police to explore whether there is evidence to support a criminal case either against the Trust or any [...]
22 June 2020 The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals will hold its first virtual Community Engagement meeting on Wednesday 24 June in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarterly public meetings are a regular part of engagement activity at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in [...]
