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A new survey has been launched to shape the future of emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people in Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin. The initiative builds on previous feedback that has already helped shape services and ensures that the voices of children and young people, parents and carers continue to guide how these vital services will be planned and delivered in the future.

Patients and visitors to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be able to use a new Park & Ride service as part of a trial.

As winter approaches, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are urging eligible residents to strengthen their winter defences by getting vaccinated against flu, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). These vaccines are free for those who qualify and offer the best protection against serious illness from common winter viruses.

Agenda and associated papers for the Board Meeting in public

The Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS want to hear your experiences of the NHS and your ideas to help them change it.

A new Family Liaison Officer Team has been set up at The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals to improve how they work compassionately with patients and their loved ones.

It’s national Ask Your Pharmacist Week (4 -11 November).

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, in collaboration with local cancer services and organisations, is hosting an event aimed at enhancing cancer care in the county.

NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin (NHS STW) are working to improve cancer care services for the local population through the implementation of their Integrated Cancer Strategy 2022 - 2027. In 2024, to help with this aim and to ensure that the patient voice is at the centre of developments we decided to ask people to share their experiences with us of living with cancer.

Medequip work with Shropshire Council and the NHS to provide assistive living equipment. They are asking anyone with equipment that is no longer needed to get in touch and request a collection.

Cervical screening, previously known as a smear test, saves over 4,000 lives every year in the UK. However, some women find it uncomfortable, so it's important to know what support is available and what adjustments you can request.

Residents across the county are being asked to share their views on the General Practice (GP) Out of Hours Service as part of plans to secure a new contract by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (NHS STW).