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Spring/Summer 2019 League of Friends Newsletter
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£1m scanner at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
A new £1 million MRI scanner at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has been helping to reduce waiting and travel times for cardiac patients. The League of Friends of the RSH bought the scanner last year after raising £1 million to fund it to mark their 50th anniversary. It was the third new MRI scanner for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
Friends of the RSH Christmas Draw raised £2,525
This year’s annual League of Friends Christmas Draw took place at Theatre Severn with the winning tickets being drawn by the lead characters in this year’s pantomime Mother Goose. Richard Lawn, Executive Chairman of the Friends said, "The League of Friends Christmas Raffle has become something of a tradition, but one that continues to bring good tidings to the patients [...]
Microscopes funded by the League of Friends at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Two microscopes have been very generously funded by the League of Friends. Cellular Pathology is a laboratory based specialty which is fundamental to the diagnosis of cancer and its treatment. The Cellular Pathology department receives over 30000 histology and non-gynaecological cytology specimens each year and produces around 130000 stained slides, these are all examined by a team of 11 Pathologists. [...]