Health and Social Care professionals working together to get patients out of hospital sooner

27 November 2018 Health and social care professionals from across the county have spent a week together to explore new ways of getting patients to leave hospital sooner so they can recover in the best possible place. The team involved in the improvement work Representatives from 10 different organisations – including Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning [...]

Health and Social Care professionals working together to get patients out of hospital sooner2018-11-27T11:34:01+00:00

Hospital ward transforms the way it works

7 November 2018 A hospital ward with a higher than average vacancy rate has transformed the way it works to make it a more attractive place for staff, while offering a safer and kinder environment for patients. The team on the gastroenterology and colorectal surgery wards at RSH Recruiting nurses to work on gastroenterology and colorectal surgery wards [...]

Hospital ward transforms the way it works2018-11-08T12:30:07+00:00

Lean working results in big savings for Shropshire’s two acute hospitals

23 August 2018 Huge financial savings have been made at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals as part of a partnership with the USA’s ‘Hospital of the Decade’. Stores team at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. From left, Logan Harding, Paula Davies (Procurement Manager), Karl Smout and David Lewis. Now three years into the partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute (VMI) [...]

Lean working results in big savings for Shropshire’s two acute hospitals2018-08-23T09:01:55+01:00

Two finalists at prestigious Patient Safety Awards

12 July 2018 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) had two finalists at this week’s prestigious HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The creation of a kit box to improve swallow tests for stroke patients was nominated for a ‘Best Innovation for Patient Safety Award’ while the continued development of the Trust’s interactive Cancer App was nominated for a ‘Cancer [...]

Two finalists at prestigious Patient Safety Awards2018-07-12T11:21:26+01:00

Improving communication with patients

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 [...]

Improving communication with patients2017-03-14T09:41:26+00:00