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Planning care at the end of life
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.
9 April 2020
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Repeat prescriptions during Covid-19
Advice for patients requiring repeat prescriptions through the Shropshire Clinical Commisioning Group (SCCG) Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) service
9 April 2020
News
Easter GP opening hours
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
6 April 2020
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Prescott Surgery - Enter & View visit report
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
2 April 2020
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Mytton Oak Medical Practice Enter & View visit report
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
2 April 2020
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Highley Medical Centre - Enter & View visit report
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
2 April 2020
Report
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NHS calls for 250,000 volunteers
The NHS is looking for volunteers to help people who have been asked to shield themselves from coronavirus due to underlying health conditions.
30 March 2020
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Online isolation notes launched
People unable to work for more than seven days because of coronavirus (COVID-19) can obtain an isolation note through a new online service.
23 March 2020
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Lynn Cawley, Chief Officer
Car parking charges for cancer patients
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.
16 March 2020
Blog
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Pontesbury Medical Practice - Enter & View visit report
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
16 March 2020
Report
Lynn Cawley, Chief Officer
Problems finding patients
We received several reports that emergency ambulances had problems locating the patient.
25 February 2020
Blog
Woman standing in the ambulance bay of an A&E
Low take up of NHS record sharing
Healthwatch Shropshire is trying to raise awareness of an NHS scheme which allows patients to share their GP records with NHS hospitals.
25 February 2020
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