NHS gears up to boost diagnostic testing

16 June 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Work on Shropshire’s first Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is close to completion, ready to open for patients later this year. The new facility, located in Telford, will boost diagnostic capacity across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and provide quicker and more convenient access to important tests for conditions [...]

NHS gears up to boost diagnostic testing2023-06-16T13:56:34+01:00

NHS 111 now first port of call for emergency repeat medication

25 April 2023 A message from our colleagues at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS 111 is now the first port of call for emergency repeat medication, say health leaders in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.  From April 2023, patients who are in immediate need or require emergency repeat medications will need to visit www.111.nhs.uk or call 111. This may include [...]

NHS 111 now first port of call for emergency repeat medication2023-04-25T11:39:55+01:00

Vaccination booster programme set for lift off in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

14 December 2021 The covid vaccination booster programme in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW) is set for a dramatic acceleration – with capacity to reach more than 10,000 jabs a day by the weekend. Local health and care leaders have set a goal of jabbing up to 160,000 people by New Year’s Eve – including offering a booster to the [...]

Vaccination booster programme set for lift off in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin2021-12-14T13:14:43+00:00

Working together to address A&E staff shortages

17 October 2018 The Chief Executive of the Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is to meet officials from the Indian Consulate in Birmingham in the latest attempt to recruit more staff to the county’s two A&E Departments. Simon Wright from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) will attend the meeting tomorrow (Thursday 18 October) along with [...]

Working together to address A&E staff shortages2018-10-17T16:06:50+01:00