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We wanted to understand people’s experiences of the maternity mental health support available in Shropshire. We spoke to people who either used services or worked in the local maternity system. -
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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. -
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Find out about the experience young people and families have of the mental health services in Shropshire. -
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We were made aware that there are some issues around the information provided for members of the public about access to Mental Health Services in Shropshire. -
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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. -
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This report produced by Patient and Carer Experience explores the the experience of rurally-based mental health service users with a serious mental illness, their carers and clinicians; it identifies the particular barriers and challenges they face. -
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This research follows a two year project, during 2014 - 2016 to develop a death education programme in response to the needs of a number of bereaved young people in Shropshire who had developed anti-social, self-harming, or low self-esteem issues. -
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The Hive researched questions around young people (14 to 24 year olds) in Shropshire recognising the benefits of creative activities and the impact that learning new skills has with their emotional health & wellbeing. -
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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. -
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BBC Panorama reported last week that “Britain is in the grip of a child mental health crisis and getting help is a postcode lottery”. We would like to know about the experiences of children, parents, carers and the professionals who support them. -
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The Maternal Mental Health Alliance has published data that shows that the level of specialist support given to Shropshire women and their families is “extremely basic” and “falls short of national standards”. -
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Following the reconfiguration of wards from single to mixed sex occupancy concerns had been raised. We wanted to speak to service users to understand how sae they felt and if they felt supported by staff. -
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Following the reconfiguration of wards from single to mixed sex occupancy concerns had been raised. We wanted to speak to service users to understand how sae they felt and if they felt supported by staff. -
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We are really pleased to see that the Local Maternity Service has taken your views into account -
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You told us that, as carers for people with mental health conditions, you felt unsupported by healthcare professionals. You told us that you often felt uninvolved in the treatment of the person you care for. -
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It could be that another form of support is needed. We want to hear the views of people between 16-25 about how alternative forms of support could help young people. -
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Public Health Engalnd have issued a factsheet provides important advice and information about the impacts of being flooded on people’s mental health. -
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In a time of social distancing small acts of kindness can help us all to connect with others emotionally during the pandemic. -
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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. -
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A big congratulations to Shamara who won a £30 voucher after completing our Social Prescribing survey for 16 – 25 year olds. -
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Togetherall, a new online mental health support service for young people and adults across Shropshire, has been launched this week. The 24/7 online support service is a collaboration between Shropshire Council’s Public Health Team and Togetherall -
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New NHS-endorsed guidance launched to support the mental well-being of children and young people -
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Shropshire Council is encouraging all pupils in KS2/KS3/KS4 to complete a short survey to provide an overview of their nutritional intake and emotional health & well-being during the lockdown period. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch Shropshire and Healthwatch Telford & Wrekin have launched a joint campaign to gather information on young people’s experiences of Mental Health Crisis Services since 2020. -
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We want to hear about your experiences of accessing and using Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service (also known as IAPT) -
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We wanted to know about children & young people's experiences of crisis mental health care in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. -
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We asked service users' for their experiences of using psychological services in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. -
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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. -
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Health and Social Care staff often hear experiences from people about the services they are using and staff may wish to share what they hear to help improve patient and service user experience. -
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This festive season NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire Mental Health Support and Telford Mind want to remind residents that they aren’t alone, and anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can get help over the Christmas period. -
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Blue Monday is on 16 January 2023 and is known for being the day when people feel most down during the year. Although feelings aren’t dictated by a date, January can be a hard month and cold weather, Christmas bills and shorter days. -
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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. -
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In a post-pandemic world where the cost-of-living crisis is challenging for many of us, prioritising our mental health and wellbeing is necessary. -
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Accessing talking therapies is to become easier than ever before for people struggling with anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin with the launch of a new streamlined service from 1 March. -
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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. -
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We decided to focus on Podiatry Services in November and December 2017. We had received very little official feedback about the service but there were hearsay reports of difficulties in accessing the service. -
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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 -
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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 -
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How health, social care and the voluntary and community sector are working together to support you.
IMPORTANT UPDATE - Due to Flooding we have had to change the venue, DETAILS BELOW -
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We decided to make a visit to Isle Court Nursing Home as we had not visited since 2014 and were aware of changes in management. The visit was announced meaning we had written to the home and informed them we would be coming. -
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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. -
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We worked with Healthwatch Telford & Wrekin to try and understand about the experiences of those who have received 'out of hours' palliative care since the beginning of March 2020. -
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Those with a passion for helping make a positive difference to people’s lives are being invited to see the fantastic career and job opportunities in social care and health in a series of events being held in June. -
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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. -
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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. -
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The size and rurality of Shropshire means that people’s experiences of using services can differ drastically across the county. We wanted to capture the voice of people from different parts of Shropshire and see how their experiences varied. -
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We would like to hear people’s experiences of accessing and receiving domiciliary care or care at home in Shropshire in the last two years. -
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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?