The creation of a kit box to improve swallow tests for stroke patients was nominated for a ‘Best Innovation for Patient Safety Award’ while the continued development of the Trust’s interactive Cancer App was nominated for a ‘Cancer Care Award’.
The Shropshire and Mid Wales Fertility Centre has opened the doors at its new home – one of the most modern, state-of-the-art facilities in the UK.
The centre, one of the top IVF clinics in the country, has moved to the Severn Fields Health Village on Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury. Its previous home was at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), where it had been based since 1991
A new partnership between Shropshire Community Healthcare NHS Trust (Shropcom) and Shropshire Doctors Co-operative Ltd, (Shropdoc) has been selected to provide the Out of Hours component of Integrated Urgent Care[1] for patients in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet will meet next week to discuss the proposals to breathe new life into the site of the former Greenwood House home.
If approved, and subject to planning permission and finalised NHS funding arrangements, the county council owned site would be used by the Darwin Practice as a health centre and the Council will be seeking a tenant to occupy the adjoining pharmacy.
Carers from across Staffordshire who privately foster children are being reminded that help is at hand in a new campaign.
Private Fostering Week runs from 9 to 16 July and will highlight the importance of notifying the council about private fostering arrangements.
Admissions at Royal Stoke have risen to an all-time high in recent weeks, putting even more pressure on beds within the hospital as well as community beds and the Home First service. It has therefore been agreed that one ward at Bradwell will remain open until the end of July 2018 to ensure that no unnecessary pressure is put on the local NHS during another exceptionally busy period and to give patients the best possible patient experience.
North Midlands Breast Screening Service are celebrating a recent success in an increase of uptake in attendance to the breast screening service and patient engagement.
Healthwatch Shropshire is launching a campaign to encourage people across the county to share their experiences to help make health and care better for their communities.
The #ItStartsWithYou campaign returns for a second year. The campaign encourages people to have their say, and highlights the difference that people are already making to health and social care services by sharing their experiences.
State-of-the-art X-Ray equipment is set to be fitted at Ludlow Community Hospital in the next few weeks after a key breakthrough in talks.
The new equipment, which was bought with money raised by the League of Friends to Ludlow Hospital, had been sitting in boxes at the hospital in south Shropshire while discussions continued with NHS Property Services, owners of the building, over clearance for it to be installed
The call out from Shropshire’s 0-25 SEND Board, which includes representatives from education, health and social care and voluntary organisations, is for local children and young people aged 0-25 with SEND, and their families, to complete the online survey
Shropshire’s Buy2Live scheme enables people who would otherwise be in residential care to buy their own homes. The project had previously received £2.4 million in grant funding, and will improve lives by enabling vulnerable people to live independently.
Parents and carers in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales are being urged to have their say on proposed changes to hospital services as part of the Future Fit consultation.
Food4Health, from Shropshire Council’s Help2Change team, aims to support people to make healthier food and drink choices. A range of specially-selected foods and drinks, made with 100% natural ingredients, will be available initially through vending machines at three Shropshire libraries in Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Ludlow from Wednesday 18 July 2018.
Shropshire’s social prescribing programme is being led by Shropshire Council and its Help2Change service. The programme involves working with a range of organisations such as GPs and community and voluntary organisations to provide non-medical support for people to help them take greater control over their own health.