With pollen count changes and the weather warming up, health leaders at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are advising residents to ‘Think Pharmacy First’ to ease the symptoms of summer-related conditions such as hay fever and insect bites, as well as protecting yourself from the sun. During the last 12 months, the local NHS has…

  Update from Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust: With only two weeks left of this year’s spring covid vaccine programme, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust (ShropCom) are urging people at increased risk from severe illness, including those aged 75 or over (on 30 June 2024) and people with a weakened immune system or who live…

  This week, 17 to 23 June, during cervical cancer awareness week, local health leaders are urging people to take up their offer of the HPV vaccination and cervical screening invitations to help eliminate cervical cancer. It is widely known that getting the HPV vaccination and attending screening is the best way of preventing cervical…

  Following an open and competitive recruitment process, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board is delighted to announce that Dr Lorna Clarson has been appointed as the new Chief Medical Officer. Dr Clarson will join the Board, bringing her extensive experience and passion for clinical leadership and population health management to the organisation.…

To mark Loneliness Awareness Week (10-16 June), NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has unveiled a new initiative aimed at addressing the issue of loneliness among children in the region. The ‘Open Up’ campaign seeks to raise awareness about the signs of loneliness and provide practical guidance and support to parents, carers, and children on how…

  Update from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: The Trust has received national approval of its Full Business Case (FBC) for the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP), which is the final stage of approval. This releases the full £312million investment in local services and means implementation of a new model of healthcare in the…

  Update from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: In December 2023, an Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) re-affirmed that the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) is the best way forward to improve acute hospital services for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid-Wales. This includes the plans for the 24/7 enhanced urgent care service at the…

  Update from Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are pleased to announce plans to recruit a Chair in Common across the two organisations further progressing their shared ambition to improve services for the communities…

  Update from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) today shared a proposed construction management plan for the new hospital building at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP).   The plan sets out proposals to manage traffic and public access…

‘Know your risk of Type 2 Diabetes’ is the take home message from health leaders across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin this Diabetes Prevention Week, with a mobile testing van planned to hit the county’s streets. Running between Monday 20 and Sunday 26 May, Diabetes Prevention Week 2024 is a joint campaign between NHS England and…