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Covenant signed by county health bosses to best serve veterans

An Armed Forces Covenant, ensuring all GP practices in the county are equipped to best serve veterans and their families, has been signed by representatives from NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG, Shropshire Council and the Armed Forces.

Telford & Wrekin Councillors urge Secretary of State to intervene and invest in local health services

Councillors across Telford & Wrekin Council are urging the Secretary of State to intervene and invest in local health services after a full council meeting yesterday.

Improvement made at Shropshire hospital trust but overall rating remains inadequate

A report published today by the Care and Quality Commission has rated the Trust which runs Shropshire's two main hospitals as inadequate, although some improvement is being made.

First patient treated at Hospital Trust with revolutionary type of radiotherapy

The first patient has been treated at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust with a revolutionary type of radiotherapy that will bring benefits for those undergoing treatment.

Patients encouraged to return unused pills to local pharmacies as part of ‘Antibiotic Amnesty’ campaign

A new ‘Antibiotic Amnesty’ campaign, running across all community pharmacies across Shropshire is asking people to hand-in any old or unused antibiotics to local pharmacies for safe disposal.

Number treated for COVID-19 in Shropshire hospitals triples

The number of people in Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals treated for COVID-19 has tripled over the last month, as infection rates remain high in the county.

Senior councillors call on Secretary of State to act on “broken” health and care system

Four senior Telford and Wrekin councillors have written to Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to make him aware of the strain that local health and care services are under.

Councillors write open letter over temporary closure of Bishop’s Castle Community Hospital

Three Shropshire Councillors representing the South West of the county have written an open letter to the Chief Executive of Shropshire Community NHS Trust over the temporary closure of the Community Hospital in Bishop’s Castle.
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