1. Giving your time has huge benefits

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    A local charity, Healthwatch Shropshire, is finding that the widely accepted benefits of volunteering for individuals and their communities are certainly true.

  2. Shropshire Patient Champion Takes Local Views to Heart of Westminster

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    Representatives from Healthwatch Shropshire recently travelled to London to join forces with more than 100 fellow local Healthwatch organisations at the annual parliamentary reception.

  3. Have your say on how the NHS should improve in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin

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    People keen to influence the future of the NHS in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin are being encouraged to make their views known. The NHS is developing a local plan and needs your help.

  4. Community invited to SaTH engagement events

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    Two community engagement events are being held next month for residents served by Shropshire’s two acute hospitals.

  5. A Good Death

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    Death and dying can be a very difficult topic to talk about. Whether the person is in hospital or being supported to die at home, there is only one chance for the providers of care to get it right. Have your say to help improve things.

  6. Shropshire Care Closer to Home Case Managers in place

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    Case Managers are now in place at pilot sites. Case Manager training is now complete and the teams have taken up their positions at the designated pilot sites this week.

  7. Do you know an unsung hero?

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    Our colleagues at the Care Quality Commission want to know if you know a member of non-medical NHS staff who always goes the extra mile?

  8. Medicines and Healthcare products - public consultation

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    Have your say on how people are involved when it comes to safety issues concerning medicines or medical devices

  9. Pick up the phone - you are not alone

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    To help raise awareness of the range of support available, a new Suicide Prevention Zcard designed by the Shropshire and Telford Suicide Prevention Network is now available.

  10. Orthotics patients’ chance to share their views to enhance care experience

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    If you have used the Orthotic department it is your chance to share your views on the service you received from the Orthotics department at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt orthopaedic hospital.

  11. The Big 6

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    A set of easy-to-understand advice sheets on ‘The Big 6’ childhood illnesses have been created for parents and carers to give guidance on what action to take if a child is ill.

  12. Baby Buddy App celebration

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    The Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin local maternity system will be celebrating the successful introduction of the Baby Buddy mobile phone app, which supports new parents, at two special events in Telford and Shrewsbury on Wednesday, 23 October.

  13. In it together: Diabetes Engagement Event

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    Diabetes UK invite you to attend a public engagement event on the future of diabetes care in Shropshire.

  14. Help shape the new musculoskeletal service at patients focus groups

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    Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) is inviting patients needing care for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, ie health problems which affect the joints, bones and muscles, to join a focus group.

  15. General Practice Access, have your say

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    How easy is it to get an appointment with your GP or practice nurse? We carried out some research in 2015 that showed patients lacked an understanding of how GP appointment systems worked and we are still hearing that message.

  16. Dementia Care Plans

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    Are you or someone you care for living with a diagnosis of dementia? If so please share your experiences of dementia care plans.

  17. New Online GP Consultation Service Launched at Shropshire Practices

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    Online GP consultations have been introduced at some GP practices in the county.

  18. Healthwatch visit Dementia Care Homes across the county

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    We have carried out a series of visits to care homes who provide dementia care across the county to learn more about the care they provide and to identify areas of good practice.

  19. Home Care in Shropshire

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    Home care (also known as domiciliary care) is often seen as the ‘front line’ of social care. We are asking those receiving home care in Shropshire to tell us about their experiences

  20. GP Practice and Pharmacy Christmas and New Year Opening Times

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    Where to get this help this Christmas and New Year when your GP Practice is closed. Local NHS health professionals are advising residents where to go to get medical help and advice when their GP practice is closed this festive period.

  21. GP patient experience survey

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    Around 2.2 million people aged 16 and over, who are registered with a GP practice in England, will receive an invitation to take part in Europe’s biggest patient experience survey in the new year.

  22. Reminder for those eligible to take up their free flu jab

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    Health and social care teams across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, are reminding those eligible for a free flu vaccine to take up their flu jab.