27 June 2019 The hospital trusts working in partnership with the USA’s ‘Hospital of the Decade’ came together to share the improvements they have made through ‘lean’ working. Louise Brennan (Senior KPO Specialist at SaTH) and Mr Tony Fox (Vascular Surgeon and KPO Medical Advisor). The NHS partnership with Virginia Mason Institute (VMI) was launched in 2015 and [...]
8 April 2019 A team at SaTH has been shortlisted for a national award after making financial savings of nearly £2million. The Procurement team, based at Shrewsbury Business Park, is a finalist in the Financial or Procurement Initiative of the Year category of the Health Service Journal’s Value Awards 2019, which recognise excellent use of resources and also seek out [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
13 October 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has taken a creative approach to the way it advertises nursing vacancies in a bid to reduce its reliance on agency staff. Staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have taken a creative approach to improving the way the organisation advertises nursing vacancies. Pictured, from left, [...]
14 June 2017 The Trust which runs Shropshire's two acute hospitals is developing a culture of safest and kindest care through its partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute (VMI) – the USA’s ‘Hospital of the Decade’. An artist captures ideas surrounding the event from comments on social media. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is one [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
