1. News -

    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.
  2. Report -

    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.
  3. 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
  4. News -

    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
  5. News -

    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
  6. Report -

    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.
  7. Report -

    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.
  8. Report -

    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.
  9. News -

    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.
  10. News -

    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.
  11. News -

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

    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.
  13. News -

    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.
  14. News -

    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.
  15. Report -

    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.
  16. News -

    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.
  17. Advice and Information -

    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?
  18. Report -

    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.
  19. Report -

    Healthwatch Shropshire was involved in Phase 1 of this review with a seat on the MLU Review Board. We took along over 300 pieces of feedback that we have received from services users.
  20. News -

    The Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin local maternity system will be celebrating the successful introduction of the Baby Buddy mobile phone app, which supports new parents, at two special events in Telford and Shrewsbury on Wednesday, 23 October.
  21. News -

    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”.
  22. 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.
  23. Blog -

    We are really pleased to see that the Local Maternity Service has taken your views into account
  24. Blog -

    Following a lot of media coverage of maternity services in Shropshire, in particular about the rural midwife led units you have shared a number of patient stories with us about experiences of giving birth in Shropshire.
  25. News -

    Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Maternity Voices are recruiting volunteers to join the Maternity Voices Partnership
  26. Report -

    We reviewed the recommendations in the 2013 maternity services review and developed some key issues to discuss with staff and patients at each of the four units, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Oswestry and Shrewsbury
  27. Blog -

    Healthwatch Shropshire and Healthwatch Telford & Wrekin are concerned that patients, families and staff, past and present, will receive the support they need during and after the review of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust Maternity Services
  28. Advice and Information -

    A Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) is an independent team made up of women and their families, commissioners, service providers and local authorities.
  29. News -

    Your Local Maternity & Neonatal System (LMNS) team in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, a partnership of organisations, women and their families working together, has launched a new website full of information to support people through pregnancy, labour and beyond.
  30. News -

    The Care Quality Commission asked over 25,500 women and people who used NHS maternity services in 2023 about their experience of care.