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Find out what was discussed at our February board meeting -
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Healthwatch Shropshire gives a voice to the key issues that affect people who use health and care services in the county. The report gives details of some of the actions we have taken in response to feedback received from members of the public. -
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Find out what was discussed at our May board meeting -
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A Study of Health and Social Care Access Issues for Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and High Ability Autism in Shropshire carried out by Autonomy, a self-help group for people with Asperger syndrome. -
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A survey of the reasons behind attendance at A&E and awareness and usage of other local urgent care services -
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Find out what was discussed at our September board meeting -
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A report of Healthwatch Shropshire’s Annual Event, 2014. The event aimed to address the current changes to health and social care in Shropshire and what the impact of these changes will be. -
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Healthwatch Shropshire gives a voice to the key issues that affect people who use health and care services in the county. The report gives details of some of the actions we have taken in response to feedback received from members of the public. -
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Find out what was discussed at our November board meeting -
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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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The NHS vaccination programme is underway in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin as part of the national rollout. -
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The NHS has announced the opening of seven large vaccination centres throughout England. The centres are capable of delivering thousands of the life-saving jabs each week and provide an additional option to the local sites across Shropshire. -
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Living a life that's free from harm and abuse is everyone’s human right. We all need to act as good neighbours and citizens in looking out for one another and preventing abusive situations that put adults and children at risk of harm -
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NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) want to improve blood taking (phlebotomy) services for all patients and would like to gather the views of local people in the area. -
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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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The NHS is providing a new and more convenient way for you to access urgent care from the 1 December. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones. -
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Shropshire residents who are without access to transport are now able to get FREE transport to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. -
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The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford are both dealing with high numbers of patients right now - anyone in need of urgent medical care in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin should contact NHS 111 first online or by phone -
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Shropshire Council’s new Carers Support Team will offer support to thousands of unpaid carers across the county, a new service for unpaid and family carers will launch from Monday 1 February 2021. -
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We are calling for organisations and individuals to share their insights and experiences of food insecurity in South West Shropshire -
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Agenda and associated papers for the Board Meeting in public -
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As of 23 February, unpaid carers aged 18-64 can book a vaccination appointment via the national booking system without receiving a letter. To be eligible, they need to be in receipt of carer’s allowance. -
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From December 2020, NHS England launched a new system called NHS 111 First. If you have an urgent, but not life-threatening health problem you can now contact NHS 111 First to find out if you need to go to A&E. -
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We are calling for organisations and individuals to share their insights and experiences of food insecurity in south west Shropshire. -
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During the Covid-19 pandemic hospitals have had to place restrictions on visiting patients. This means that families and friends are reliant on speaking to their loved ones and those looking after them by phone. -
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Healthwatch Shropshire and Healthwatch Telford & Wrekin worked together to find out about people’s experiences of leaving hospital during the pandemic. -
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The NHS has issued some information and advice concerning the second vaccine dose. -
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Healthwatch England research shows that tens of thousands of people struggled to contact or see their doctor during the first year of the pandemic. -
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Healthwatch Shropshire staff and volunteers looked at the websites and social media of care homes in Shropshire to find out what information was available and how social media was being used. -
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Although GP practices are closed over the Easter bank holiday (Friday 2, April to Monday 5, April), NHS services including GP appointments are available say health leaders at NHS Shropshire and NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups -
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News from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). -
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A Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) is an independent team made up of women and their families, commissioners, service providers and local authorities. -
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If you are aged between 18 and 29, the NHS and Public Health teams in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin would like to understand if you have any particular concerns about the Covid-19 vaccine. -
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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. -
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We have been hearing from Shropshire residents about the problems they are having getting to see an NHS dentist. Are you having problems? Let us know. -
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Agenda and associated papers for the Board Meeting in public -
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This Volunteers’ Week we’d like to thank all of our dedicated volunteers for their contributions to the work of Healthwatch Shropshire. -
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Over 40 events dedicated to carers will be taking place across Shropshire throughout Carers Week (Monday 7 June to Sunday 13 June 2021). -
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The government is seeking your views to help inform the development of the government’s Women’s Health Strategy. -
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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 the practice. -
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The Annual report sets out how we have listened to people and worked with partners through the year to make a difference. -
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We have been contacted by people who have been having problems getting through to the POD on the telephone especially around Bank Holidays. Callers report long waits and having to make repeated calls to get through. -
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Agenda and associated papers for the Board Meeting in public -
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Information from the NHS about services over the holiday weekend -
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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.