Eligible young people across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being encouraged to take up a time-limited offer of a free meningococcal group B (MenB) vaccination before starting university or further education this autumn. As part of a one-off national catch-up vaccination programme launching in July 2026, thousands of young people across England will be…

  The NHS across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has introduced WaitLess, a free smartphone app designed to help people choose the quickest local option for minor injuries and illnesses. The app displays live waiting times, queue numbers, and travel time information for local urgent care services across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, helping you decide where…

  The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating being a finalist in the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2026. The awards celebrate outstanding individuals, teams and organisations, who are playing a pivotal role in improving patient safety across health and care.  The Trust has been nominated for the Advancing Patient Safety with Data and…

Huge congratulations to Dr Jenny Hartley, GP at Portcullis Surgery in Ludlow and former soldier, who recently won the Montane Summer Spine Race – one of the UK’s toughest endurance events. Covering the entire 268-mile Pennine Way from Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders, the race took Jenny less than four and a half days to…

Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) and primary care colleagues from across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin came together recently to celebrate excellence, innovation and compassionate care. Building on the inaugural Nursing Awards event in 2025, the event was organised by the Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Training Hub, bringing together the General Practice Nursing Conference…

Dr Jess Harvey, local GP, Clinical Director for South-East Shropshire Primary Care Network and GP Board Co-Chair, has been named national winner of the leadership award at the inaugural NHS Excellence Awards. The awards, delivered by NHS England, celebrate the people, teams and organisations driving improvement, innovation and collaboration across health and care in England.…

  More than 112,000 COVID-19 vaccinations have been delivered across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent this spring. Eligible people are being urged to come forward now as the programme enters its final weeks ahead of the 30 June deadline. Uptake across the area is above regional and national averages, with thousands already…

This Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week, taking place from Monday 25 to Sunday 31 May 2026, health leaders at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent will be encouraging local people to check their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The national campaign, led jointly by NHS England and Diabetes UK, aims…

A year on from the launch of the ‘Everyone Belongs Here’ campaign, health and care partners across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are celebrating a movement that continues to champion respect, dignity and fairness for all. Launched in May 2025 to coincide with World Day for Cultural Diversity, the campaign set out with a simple but…

  Today (11 May 2026) marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health.  Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, the week runs from 11–17 May 2026 and this year’s theme is “Every action counts – for yourself, for someone else, for all of us.” This Mental Health…