Health and care organisations welcomed local residents to a follow-up public engagement event on Thursday 7 August in Wellington, Telford, as part of a continued commitment to working with people diagnosed with cancer to improve cancer care across the county.  Following previous engagement events held in Shrewsbury and Telford, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, in…

Residents across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will soon have a unique opportunity to access vital cancer information and support services when the county welcomes the “Cancer Bus Tour” this Summer. A collaboration between NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, the West Midlands Cancer Alliance and local health and care partners, the mobile health bus will be…

By Dr Lorna Clarson, Chief Medical Officer at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Last Friday (1 August), we were delighted to welcome Dr Claire Fuller, Co-National Medical Director of Primary Care for NHS England to Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, alongside Dr Vijay Rawal, Regional Primary Care Medical Director, and Clinical Fellow Dr Declan Dudley. The visit…

  Health leaders across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are launching a local campaign urging children, young people, and their families to ‘Get Ahead of Asthma’ this summer by booking an asthma review before heading back to school. Every September, the local NHS sees an increase in children and young people suffering from asthma attacks as…

  People across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being invited to share their views and experiences of adult mental health inpatient (hospital) services as part of a new plan to improve support for those in urgent need. Health and care partners, including NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, local councils,…

The trusts that manage local community and hospital services are pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Williams as their Chief Executive in Common. This new role will strengthen shared leadership across Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (ShropCom) and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). Andrew Morgan, Chair in Common for the two…

This winter, health leaders from across the county’s Integrated Care System are driving a major shift towards more community-based care. The scheme is aimed at supporting patients to recover from illness and injury closer to home, in more familiar and comfortable surroundings. To enable this shift, community rehabilitation services will be expanded while the Shrewsbury…

Health and care organisations across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are working together to prepare for this week’s industrial action planned by Resident Doctors. The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that Resident Doctors will take part in a five-day (120 hour) period of industrial action, from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday…

New local teledermatology service continues to speed up cancer diagnosis across the county. The service, which launched at the county’s first Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford early last year, enables dermatologists to remotely triage patients using high spec images of people’s skin taken by a medical photographer. Dermatologists are able to review even more…

Following national endorsement by an independent panel, and formal approval from the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (NHS STW) Board, the county’s health commissioners can now confirm the GP Out of Hours Service provider for the county will be Medvivo*. Medvivo (now known as HealthHero Integrated Care) has been approved as the provider following a…