1. 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.

  2. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. NHS calls for 250,000 volunteers

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    The NHS is looking for volunteers to help people who have been asked to shield themselves from coronavirus due to underlying health conditions.

  5. Urgent Care Centres at RSH and PRH relocating

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    From Thursday 16 April, Urgent Care Centres at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will temporarily relocate to the Minor Injury Units in Whitchurch and Bridgnorth to form two Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs)

  6. Help Is Available This May Bank Holiday

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    NHS 111 will be available to contact, and practices will be open across the county during normal opening times on Friday, 8 May - although you may be asked to attend a different practice if you need a face to face appointment.

  7. The NHS is Here for You this Spring Bank Holiday

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    Residents are urged to seek medical help should they need it this Spring Bank Holiday (Monday, 25 May) say health leaders at Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups.

  8. Patients to be allowed a ‘named visitor’ at orthopaedic hospital

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    Inpatients at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital are to be allowed a “named visitor” under new rules giving them greater contact with their loved ones.

  9. Tell us about your experience of leaving hospital during COVID-19

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    Triggered by Covid-19, since March 2020 hospitals have been working closely with community health and social care partners (including local councils) to improve the discharge process. Tell us about your experiences.

  10. Visiting to all wards suspended at Shropshire’s acute hospitals

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    Visiting has been suspended to all wards at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

  11. Visiting family and friends in care homes and hospital during Covid-19

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    Please let us know how you have been helped to keep in touch with friends and family in hospital or care homes through the pandemic, what has worked well and what has not worked so well.

  12. Audiology Survey

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    A new audiology patient survey has been launched this week by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). This will be used to gather patients’ views on the current service and how it may be improved.

  13. Patients in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urged to contact NHS 111 first

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    The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford are both dealing with high numbers of patients right now - anyone in need of urgent medical care in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin should contact NHS 111 first online or by phone

  14. How well is Urgent Medical Care working in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin?

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    From December 2020, NHS England launched a new system called NHS 111 First. If you have an urgent, but not life-threatening health problem you can now contact NHS 111 First to find out if you need to go to A&E.

  15. Where To Get Medical Help During Easter Bank Holiday

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    Although GP practices are closed over the Easter bank holiday (Friday 2, April to Monday 5, April), NHS services including GP appointments are available say health leaders at NHS Shropshire and NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups

  16. Where to go if you’re feeling unwell this Bank Holiday

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    Information from the NHS about services over the holiday weekend

  17. How can we make it easier for women to get advice on their health?

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    A Women’s Health Project Group is asking: How can we make it easier for women in Shropshire and mid-Wales to get advice on their health?

  18. App to support more patients in Shropshire

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    The myrecovery patient app is soon to be rolled out across the whole of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to support people with musculoskeletal conditions which affect joints, bones and muscles.

  19. Have your say in shaping local eye-care services

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    If you’ve used NHS eye-care services or care for someone who has, the NHS want to know what you think works well that should be kept and what could be improved.

  20. Choose the right health service for your needs this Easter Bank Holiday

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    Health and care services in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin continue to face unprecedented pressure

  21. Health and Social Care Careers Event

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    The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS) is hosting a Health and Social Care Careers Day on Wednesday 22 June in Wellington, to showcase the range of careers available within the sector.

  22. Please tell us your experiences of calling for an ambulance in an emergency

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    Concerns about the ambulance service performance in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin have been widely reported but want to hear the stories behind the statistics. We want to hear about where things have gone well and where things have not gone so well.

  23. Council opens more opportunities for carers to help shape services

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    Unpaid and family carers across Shropshire are being offered more opportunities to get involved in helping shape health and social care services.

  24. Healthwatch are hearing mixed feedback about emergency care in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin

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    People who have needed emergency medical care have been telling Healthwatch Shropshire and Healthwatch Telford & Wrekin about their experiences of ringing for an ambulance and going into hospital.

  25. Shaping the future of local outpatient services

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    Local health and care organisations in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are working together to improve outpatient services and are looking for local people to get involved.

  26. Are you or your loved one waiting on a health care referral? Share your views

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    Have you or your loved one been left frustrated after struggling to get the specialist tests or treatment needed? You’re not alone.

  27. Public event to shape local outpatient services

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    Have you recently attended an outpatient service in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin? If you have, the local NHS would like to invite you to an online event to share your experience and views and help them improve services.

  28. Have your say on local outpatient services

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    NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is asking people to share their experiences and views of outpatient care to help make improvements to local services.

  29. Events to shape the future of local palliative and end of life care

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    Palliative and end of life care affects us all, at all ages – the living, the dying and the bereaved. Join either the online or face-to-face session to take part in a conversation about palliative and end of life care and shape our local approach.

  30. Urgent and Emergency Care - winter pressures research

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    NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin wants to support people to access the right services and understand how to make the right choice.

  31. Are you struggling to access health and care services this winter?

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    With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones.

  32. Local patient experience of emergency care is heard by House of Lords

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    Healthwatch Shropshire evidence has been used in a House of Lords report calling on the government to declare a national emergency to address emergency care crisis.

  33. Help RJAH improve health equalities by joining focus groups

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    We are working with The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital to improve health equality and would like the help of the local community.

  34. “Think which service” during the upcoming industrial action

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    The Chief Medical Officer at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has urged people to attend their appointment if they have one booked during the coming days of industrial action.

  35. A&E departments in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are ‘under extreme pressure’ and health leaders urge local community to ‘think which service’

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    Local health and care leaders are alerting residents that Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin’s A&E departments are under “extreme pressure” due to significant and sustained demand.

  36. Living Well with Cancer

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    We would like to hear about all aspects of the treatment and support for cancer patients and their families, from hospital treatment, to GP help and community based support from self-help groups and organisations such as Macmillian Cancer support.