News and reports

A series of recent news stories have drawn attention to some health service providers seeking to obtain “do not attempt to resuscitate” (DNAR) forms from some groups of patients en masse during the coronavirus pandemic.

Advice for patients requiring repeat prescriptions through the Shropshire Clinical Commisioning Group (SCCG) Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) service

GP practices in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will be ‘open as usual’ on Good Friday and Easter Monday this bank holiday weekend. In support of this, pharmacies will also open between 2pm and 5pm on these days, with some planning to open for longer

Ensuring services are advertised to patients and ease of access are two of the core requirements for improving access to general practice. The purpose of this visit was to see if the Practice was meeting the requirements as set out by NHS England

Ensuring services are advertised to patients and ease of access are two of the core requirements for improving access to general practice. The purpose of this visit was to see if the Practice was meeting the requirements as set out by NHS England

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

People unable to work for more than seven days because of coronavirus (COVID-19) can obtain an isolation note through a new online service.

You told us that the car parking charging system at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) for cancer patients was unclear and staff were interpreting the rules in various ways.

Ensuring services are advertised to patients and ease of access are two of the core requirements for improving access to general practice. The purpose of this visit was to see if the Practice was meeting the requirements as set out by NHS England

We received several reports that emergency ambulances had problems locating the patient.

Healthwatch Shropshire is trying to raise awareness of an NHS scheme which allows patients to share their GP records with NHS hospitals.

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