News from our partners at Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin: Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin announced in March 2026 that it had secured over £500,000 from Sport England on behalf of the Shropshire Integrated Place Partnership (SHIPP) to support a long-term, place-based approach to improving health and increasing physical activity across Shropshire. Three locations in…

People across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to know their numbers and get a free NHS blood pressure check at their local community pharmacy. Almost 100,000 blood pressure checks were carried out across the two areas during 2025/26, helping people spot potential health risks and take action early. Data from shows…

  Thousands of children and pregnant women can get their flu vaccinations from 1 September, as the NHS rolls out the first phase of its flu programme to protect families across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ahead of winter. NHS teams are making it as easy as possible for people to get…

  More people across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will be eligible for a free NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination from September, as the programme expands to protect more people at increased risk of serious illness. From 1 September 2026, adults aged 65 to 74 with certain long-term lung conditions or weakened immune systems will…