1 November 2018 Shropshire’s two acute hospitals are leading the way in protecting staff from violence and aggression. This week Matt Hancock, MP, the Secretary of State for Health, set out new measures to protect NHS staff to try to reduce the thousands of assaults on them that take place every year. Measures in the NHS Violence Reduction Strategy include: [...]
10 October 2018 Efforts to recruit additional staff to keep the A&E department at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford open overnight are continuing. The department currently remains open 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. However, the A&E could close between 8pm and 8am because of staffing issues which have been having an increasing impact on the safe care of patients over a [...]
8 October 2018 Consultants at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have issued an open letter to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales stating their support for the Trust's leadership. The letter can be seen below: To the people of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid Wales, We would like to thank the local [...]
5 September 2018 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is working with NHS Blood and Transplant to promote organ donation to all its patients, visitors and staff. Fiona Deakin, Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation at SaTH, with one of the lifts Lift doors at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford [...]
21 August 2018 News from our partners, Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin A new series of exercise classes are being launched across Shropshire to help older people maintain their independence and mobility in later life. The Elevate project is aimed at people aged 65 and above who want to improve their strength and balance, but in a friendly, social setting [...]
16 August 2018 A Shropshire hospital worker has completed an epic charity cycle ride despite a fire on the Horseshoe Pass threatening to derail his plans. Craig on his final ascent Craig Edwards has intended to complete a “Three Peaks Challenge” – riding the equivalent of the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales - by ascending the [...]
16 August 2018 Charlotte Nutt, left, with her sister, Emily, and mum, Stephanie. It was one of the most important days in Charlotte Nutt’s life. Her sister, Emily, was getting married and bridesmaid Charlotte and her mother, Stephanie, would be walking with her down the aisle. That act was made all the more poignant, as that honour would [...]
8 August 2018 A former apprentice who has gone on to secure a full-time job at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been named as a regional finalist in the National Apprenticeship Awards. Laura Sheldon Laura Sheldon, Executive Administrator in the Chief Executive’s Office, will attend the West Midlands Regional Ceremony at the Macdonald Burlington [...]
7 August 2018 A team representing the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to take on the world’s fastest zipline to raise money to improve care for patients at the end of their life. Jules Lewis, centre, with Dr Terri Porrett and Roy Lilley at the Swan Bereavement Suite at RSH. The team, headed up by [...]
6 August 2018 Almost 500 nominations have been submitted for an annual awards ceremony which celebrates the work of staff and volunteers at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Many of the nominations for the Values in Practice (VIP) Awards have come from patients and relatives who wanted to thank staff for the treatment they had received at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) [...]
