This Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May 2025), NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is encouraging people to take simple steps to improve their mental wellbeing – by building stronger connections, speaking more openly about mental health, and seeking the right support. Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, this year’s theme celebrates the power of community…

Ian Green OBE, currently Chair of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed Chair of NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board.  Ian has been the Chair of the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust since February 2023 and held Non-Executive Director posts within the NHS over the past 15 years, including Non-Executive Director of the…

News from our STW General Practice partner: Two years after the formal establishment of the GP Board, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Charlotte Hart and Dr Jess Harvey as our new Co-Chairs. After the GP Board was created to amplify the voice of General Practice across the county, progressed under the…

  As another Bank Holiday approaches, health professionals within local community pharmacies and at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are urging people across the county to plan ahead for their medication needs to ensure they have essential prescriptions in time. With General Practices closed, it is crucial for patients who rely on repeat prescriptions to…

Shared on behalf of Healthwatch Shropshire. Working with NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and the Local Pharmaceutical Committee we developed a survey to ask patients about both their awareness of enhanced services and their experience of using pharmacy services. Community pharmacies are offering more services and trying to help take the pressure off GP services.…

  The meeting is hybrid and can be attended in person in Meeting Room 1, Wellington Civic Offices, Larkin Way, Wellington or to join this meeting virtually, please click here. If you would like to attend the Board meeting please contact the Board Secretary at stw.board@nhs.net by 12:00noon on Monday, 24 March prior to the…