This week is important. It’s Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2023 (19th – 24th June 2023) We’re supporting Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust because we want you to have all the facts about this potentially life-saving test. Did you know almost one in three women and people with a cervix don’t take up their invite? We want...
If you’ve been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, managing your condition is important, and if you have type 2 diabetes then adopting a healthy lifestyle and managing your diabetes can help you avoid complications such as amputation, heart disease, and stroke. Type 1 Diabetes MyType1 Diabetes is a free online resource that offers tailored advice...
Exciting things are happening at Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice As you may already know Shifnal is getting a brand new medical centre due to open in Autumn 2023. See here for more information – Shifnal Medical Centre Also, Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice will be getting a new website which will be coming very...
Around 200,000 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year – putting them at risk of potentially serious health complications and early death. Modern life can make it hard to be healthy but, for many people, type 2 diabetes can be prevented by making small lifestyle changes. Diabetes is a leading cause of vision...
This Mental Health Awareness Week, Every Mind Matters is launching a new campaign to encourage people to make the first move for their mental health to reduce symptoms of anxiety. Whilst anxiety can help us to focus or take extra care when needed, if it gets too much for us or if it persists, it...
A brand-new online prescription ordering service has been launched for the county improving access for patients. In addition to the current phone and email service provided by the Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) team, an online prescription ordering form is now available so patients can place orders quickly and easily online. Patients who regularly submit repeat...
10 March 2023 The NHS and Local Authorities in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are working hard to keep people safe during the planned strikes, while delivering the best care possible. The next planned industrial action is from junior doctors, with strike action planned at a number of NHS trusts on Monday 13 March, Tuesday 14...
In a new ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign that is the first of its kind nationally, NHS England is encouraging people who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit to complete the test. Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and detecting it at the earliest stage makes you...
Looking for an exciting challenge or an innovative New Year’s resolution? Why not join the NHS 1000-mile challenge and commit to walk, run, swim or cycle 1,000 miles during 2023? The NHS’s 75th birthday will take place on 5 July 2023 and people across the country are being asked to join the NHS1000 mile challenge...
Have your say on the way your local GP services are working Around 2.4 million people, aged 16 and over, who are registered with a GP practice in England will receive an invitation to take part in Europe’s biggest patient experience survey in early January. The answers we get help the NHS to improve local...
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