1. What would you do? The NHS Long Term Plan in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin report

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    The NHS has produced a Long Term Plan, setting out all the things it wants health services to do better. We asked people 'What Would You Do?' to improve local services in Shropshire. Find out what they wanted from local services.

  2. You don't even know if you're aware of what's happening unless you're in it.

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    Parent & Carer Council (PACC) is an independent local parent carer forum who wanted to explore the reality of being a parent carer of a multi-service
    user within Shropshire Local Authority area.

  3. 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

  4. Home Care in Shropshire

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    We wanted to give people receiving domiciliary or home care a chance to give their views. We were also looking to build up a picture of the sector in Shropshire, what works well and what are the challenges.

  5. New carers support service launches

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    Shropshire Council’s new Carers Support Team will offer support to thousands of unpaid carers across the county, a new service for unpaid and family carers will launch from Monday 1 February 2021.

  6. Carers Week 2021: Host of events to recognise and celebrate Shropshire’s carers

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    Over 40 events dedicated to carers will be taking place across Shropshire throughout Carers Week (Monday 7 June to Sunday 13 June 2021).

  7. An Evaluation of Mental Health Carers’ Assessments and the Triangle of Care in Shropshire

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    A two part investigation looking into the level of care and support those who care for adults with mental health issues feel that they receive in Shropshire.

  8. Hillcrest Manor - Enter & View visit report

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    Two authorised representatives visited Hillcrest Manor on Monday 25 July 2022. The visit was semi-announced meaning that the service knew that we would visit within a two week period.

  9. Views sought on short breaks services for children and young people with disabilities

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    Families and professionals in Shropshire are being asked to share their views by taking part in a survey on Short Breaks services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

  10. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  11. Exploring the reality: How do the various health and social care agencies provide services appropriate to individuals who identify as trans?

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    sand, Safe Aging No Discrimination, researched the hopes, fears, experiences, expectations of health & social care by older – and old ‐ lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in Shropshire

  12. The experiences of Shropshire's Romany, Gypsy and Traveller community

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    It is known that this community generally suffer from health inequalities but there is very little information about experiences in Shropshire. We aimed to find out more.

  13. Stoke Heath Prisoner Engagement

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    We were approached by NHS England’s Health and Justice Team to go into HMP Stoke Heath prison in Shropshire to talk to the prisoners about their experience of health care within the prison setting.

  14. Social Prescribing for 16-25 year olds

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    We engaged with people aged 16-25 via an on-line survey and focus groups to find out what they thought about Social Prescribing and to understand activities they are currently involved with and what the benefits and potential barriers there are.

  15. Food Insecurity Project: South-West Shropshire

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    This report highlights the experiences of people in South West Shropshire who are living with food insecurity and the effects this can have on their health and well-being.

  16. Your Care Your Way-Meeting Communication Needs

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    To support Healthwatch England’s Your Care Your Way Campaign, we gathered experiences of people locally, raised awareness of the standard within the local community and shined a spotlight on the impact of communication needs not being met.

  17. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.