1. Report -

    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. Report -

    This visit was a return visit to explore the quality of life experienced by residents who have varying degrees of learning disabilities and complex needs, following a visit conducted in 2015.
  3. Report -

    We wanted to explore the quality of life experienced by residents with a learning disability in Montgomery House, particularly relating to their dignity, choice and respect
  4. Report -

    Find out about the experience young people and families have of the mental health services in Shropshire.
  5. Report -

    A Study of Health and Social Care Access Issues for Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and High Ability Autism in Shropshire carried out by Autonomy, a self-help group for people with Asperger syndrome.
  6. News -

    News from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
  7. Advice and Information -

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

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

    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?
  10. Report -

    We had recieved little feedback about the Neurology Services in Shropshire; we were unsure why this was and were keen to understand the patient experience especially as we knew that the neurological services in Shropshire were under pressure.
  11. Report -

    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. Report -

    “If you talk to somebody that is sighted they don’t understand”: the experiences of adults with visual impairment and sight loss of NHS Outpatient Eye Care services within Shropshire by Shropshire Rural Community Council
  13. Report -

    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. Report -

    We have received feedback on people’s experience of discharge from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) since we were set up in 2013. At a stakeholder group meeting in 2016, the group felt we should conduct a focused piece of work.
  15. Report -

    In August 2014 we were commissioned to undertake an evaluation of the patient / service user experience of the Integrated Community Services (ICS) prototype. The ICS prototype was set up in November 2013
  16. Report -

    A survey of the reasons behind attendance at A&E and awareness and usage of other local urgent care services
  17. Report -

    A report of our Annual Event, 2015 It focused on the importance of achieving parity between mental and physical health provision within Shropshire. It was intended to spread awareness and help understanding of how mental health services are offered.
  18. Report -

    A report of Healthwatch Shropshire’s Annual Event, 2014. The event aimed to address the current changes to health and social care in Shropshire and what the impact of these changes will be.
  19. News -

    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.
  20. Report -

    The purpose of this visit was to understand the patient experience and quality of care on Ward 22RE, a ward that has, in the past, lacked consistent leadership.
  21. Report -

    We wanted to understand the way this combined clinic works (doctors in different specialties work on the same afternoon) to meet the various needs of cancer patients in particular and how the pressures on the clinic impact on patients.
  22. Report -

    The purpose of this visit was to find out if patients have been effectively communicated with about their care and hospital discharge arrangements, and whether they are treated with dignity and respect.
  23. Report -

    The primary purpose for this visit was to understand whether the new location of the Eye Clinic has improved the quality of patient care, both clinically and in terms of the environment. We also asked about the Accessible Information Standard.
  24. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to find out if patients are treated with dignity and respect, have privacy and that staff respond appropriately to meet care needs, including preparation for discharge.
  25. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to speak to patients about their experience of being on the ward. To find out if they feel they are given the information they need, are listened to and involved in on-going decisions about their care and treatment.
  26. Report -

    The purpose of this visit was to explore why people have come to the Accident and Emergency Department and understand their experience of the service.
  27. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore the quality of the patient experience on the ward.
  28. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore the quality of the patient experience on the ward.
  29. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to assess the levels of confidence in maternity services and care following the Maternity Services review and reconfiguration.
  30. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to understand the quality of care provided in a temporary ward; what the patient experience is, and if there are challenges that are perhaps not found in permanent wards.
  31. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to be assured that patients are treated with dignity and respect, have privacy and that staff respond appropriately to care needs, including preparation for discharge.
  32. Report -

    The purpose of this visit was to explore the continuity of care between the acute, rehabilitation and discharge home phases of care after a stroke.
  33. Report -

    The purpose of this visit was to explore why people have come to this Minor Injuries Unit (MIU), and their experience of the service available.
  34. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore why people have attended the Minor Injury Unit (MIU) and understand their experience of the available service.
  35. Report -

    The purpose of this visit was to explore why people have come to this Minor Injuries Unity, and their experience of the service available.
  36. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore why people have attended the Minor Injury Unit (MIU) and understand their experience of the service.
  37. Report -

    To find out if patients feel comfortable and are kept well-informed about their care and treatment on this very busy ward.
  38. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore the continuity of care between the acute, rehabilitation and discharge home phases of care after a stroke, including the point at which patients are moved to the rehabilitation ward at RSH.
  39. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore the quality of the patient experience on the ward.
  40. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore the quality of the patient experience on the ward.
  41. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to explore the quality of the patient experience.
  42. Report -

    Hospital based ophthalmology services
  43. Blog -

    You contacted us to share your experiences of stroke services, in particular concerns about the service being moved from Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) to Princess Royal Hospital (PRH).
  44. Blog -

    Patients with glaucoma contacted us to tell us that eye appointments had been cancelled suddenly and new appointments given for New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.
  45. Blog -

    During our regular stands at the community hospitals we noticed that there were a number of clinics that had been cancelled. We talked to the patients affected by this to find out how this had impacted on them.
  46. Blog -

    We received a comment from someone questioning why they had been referred to Birmingham for bariatric surgery when this procedure can apparently be done in-county.