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Cancer app to be showcased at national health conference

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News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Shropshire’s acute hospitals will showcase its innovative Cancer app at a prestigious national health conference later this year.

The web app has been developed by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, to help patients understand and monitor the side effects of chemotherapy treatment and the long-term follow-up of prostate cancer.

The app was launched at RSH last month and those behind the technology will now promote the ground-breaking digital health solution at the International Digital Health and Care Congress event in London on 11 July and 12 July.

Dr Sheena Khanduri, Clinical Leader for Cancer Services at SaTH, said:

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to promote the app at the Digital Health and Care Congress, a really prestigious conference that focuses on enabling patient-centred care through information and technology.

“The app is packed with important information about chemotherapy and advice about when to contact the helpline to ensure patients are seen at the earliest opportunity. It is hoped the technological advance will result in fewer chemotherapy patients being admitted to hospital as an emergency.”

The exciting digital health solution is being produced as a result of extensive consultation with patients and clinicians about the way SaTH can improve the way in which people with cancer can access services.

Dr Khanduri added:

“To be told you have cancer and will need chemotherapy is very frightening, and that is why our hospitals are always looking to improve the care we provide for patients and their families.

“The app provides information and importantly it tells a patient when they need to contact us and how they can do so. It empowers patients to take control of their treatment and its effects and will improve access to the right care when needed.”

Further information

  • The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of acute hospital care for almost 500,000 people from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Patients come to us from Telford, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Whitchurch, Newtown and Welshpool in Powys.
  • The Trust continues to work with its partners in health and social care in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales to develop patient-focused services that meet the needs of our communities.
  • If you have any feedback about local healthcare, independent support and signposting is available from Healthwatch Shropshire, Healthwatch Telford and Wrekin and Powys Community Health Council (CHC):

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For more information contact Richard Jones, Communications Officer at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, on 01743 492274.