29 March 2019 SaTH has become one of the first Trust's in the country to have new registered Nursing Associates. Julie Deans, Karley Hall, Elaine Powell, Amy Speake and Karla Vaughan have just qualified as Nursing Associates - making them some of very first registered Nursing Associates in England. SaTH, which runs the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the [...]
28 March 2019 Inpatient services (births and postnatal care) at Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm today (Thursday 28 March) until 8am tomorrow (Friday 29 March) because of short-term staff sickness. Women booked to give birth at Shrewsbury MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at [...]
26 March 2019 A Vascular Surgeon who saved the life of a four-year-old in the aftermath of New Zealand’s terrorist shootings has paid tribute to the consultant who trained him at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Dr Adib 'Eddie' Khanafer Dr Adib ‘Eddie’ Khanafer was completing a surgery at New Zealand’s Christchurch Hospital when he [...]
25 March 2019 Here's an update on the work being done to refurbish doctors' accommodation at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) to help recruit more junior and middle grade doctors. Work is starting on the next two doctors' houses at PRH. Two houses on the hospital site have already been refurbished, and two more houses are now being stripped of their [...]
22 March 2019 The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) has taken delivery of new patient monitors – thanks to the fantastic fundraising efforts of the League of Friends of RSH. More than £6,000 has been donated to the RSH by members of the Berrington and Whitchurch branches of the League of Friends to buy three new monitors. Nigel Watkinson, Medical Engineering [...]
20 March 2019 A team of clinicians from SaTH will be travelling to India and Dubai this week in a bid to recruit up to 20 new A&E doctors. The group of four medical staff will be interviewing candidates during the six-day trip for positions within the Emergency Departments (EDs) at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the [...]
19 March 2019 SaTH is forging links with the University Centre Shrewsbury to inspire its students to become healthcare scientists of the future. The Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, welcomed students from the University on placement for the first time this week. Third year medical genetic students Charlotte Utting [...]
14 March 2019 A schoolboy who was unable to accompany his mum for ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’ on the Children’s Ward at the PRH in Telford - decided to lend a helping hand in another way. As he was under the age of 16-years-old, Will Cuhls couldn’t join his mum Ruth, who is a volunteer teacher on the ward, [...]
13 March 2019 They may never be seen by a patient – yet hundreds of 'unsung heroes' at SaTH ensure that they receive the best possible, often life-saving, care. As part of National Healthcare Science Week, the Trust which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford is celebrating the outstanding work of its healthcare [...]
13 March 2019 By Julie Rudge, Specialist Sister and Service Manager, Hospital Stop Smoking Service Every person reading this should be aware that smoking is bad for you. Not a day goes by without a headline stating that your life expectancy will be reduced and your likelihood of developing a multitude of illnesses will be increased if you smoke. But, [...]
