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Access to NHS dental services

We asked people to tell us where they had found good access to NHS dental services and where they had found poor access: 93% of people reported poor experiences of accessing services.

2 September 2021

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You said, we did - Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

Between 25th May and 1st June 2021, 45 members of the public contacted us about Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice. The vast majority of these comments were expressing concern about aspects of the service provided by...

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Experiences of urgent medical care in Shropshire

We wanted to hear about people's experiences of seeking urgent medical care following the introduction of NHS 111 First into Shropshire in December 2020.

Experiences of out of hours Palliative Care in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin

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.

21 January 2021

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Phone, video and on-line appointments during the Covid-19 Pandemic

We asked the public to share their views and experiences of phone, video and online appointments during the pandemic. This is what they told us.

20 October 2020

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Annual Report: April 2019 - March 2020

The Annual report sets out how we have listened to people and worked with partners through the year to make a difference.

Covid-19 booster vaccinations to be rolled out to patients via appointment only in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin from this week

The NHS in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will start delivering Covid-19 booster vaccinations to people in eligible groups as of this week via appointment only.

21 September 2021

Improving Health and Wellbeing in Shropshire – Please give your views!

Shropshire’s Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB) has drafted a Joint 2022-2027 Health and Wellbeing Strategy and would like your views and thoughts.

16 September 2021

Booking a blood test

You told us that you were having problems using the new central service to book blood tests, long call times and long waits for appointments.

6 September 2021

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Access to NHS dental services

2 September 2021

We asked people to tell us where they had found good access to NHS...

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Annual Report: April 2020 - March 2021

The Annual report sets out how we have listened to people and worked...

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Board Meeting Agenda, 7 June 2021

Agenda and associated papers for the Board Meeting in public

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Experiences of urgent medical care in Shropshire

We wanted to hear about people's experiences of seeking urgent...